RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

NCZ003-090900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date           11/07/26      Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 36          68          38          66          33
TEMP                      40 38 54 64 66 50 44 43 40 38 56 64 64 51 45 41 38 36
DEWPT                     36 35 43 44 45 41 36 33 33 35 43 41 42 41 39 37 35 34
MIN/MAX RH                   90          44          91          40          96
RH                        85 89 66 48 47 71 73 67 76 89 62 43 45 68 79 85 89 92
WIND DIR                  NW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  1  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  6  8  5  3  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS                    B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 61 11  2  4  2  2  2  3  2  3 12  8  4  3  2  4  2  4
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD                 9  8  6  6  4  6  8 10 10 10 16 17 10  8  8  6  6  6
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        4  8 12 24  6  3  4  5  5 11 45 69 33  4  4  3  3  7
MAX LVORI                  5  5  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  6
STABILITY                  F  B  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.16 28.16 28.10 28.12 28.13 28.17 28.17 28.22 28.21


Date           11/10Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       72      39      70      42      61      35      50      29      52
TEMP          70 53 45 41 68 54 46 43 59 50 41 37 48 40 35 31 50 41
DEWPT         42 42 39 40 47 47 43 43 47 44 37 33 34 31 27 25 31 30
RH            36 66 79 96 47 77 89100 64 80 85 85 58 70 72 78 48 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      40      20      10       5       0
RAIN                                S  C  C  S  S                  

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
to be substituted for an official fire weather spot forecast. The
data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note...winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew point temperature
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum humdity
RH(%)...............................Relative humidity
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........Wind direction
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind speed
CLOUDS(CATEGORY)....................Cloud cover category
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = Scattered; BK = Broken; OV = Overcast
CLOUDS(%)...........................Cloud cover as a percentage
VSBY................................Visibility value in statute miles
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER...
   TYPE...
       RAIN...........Rain
       RAIN SHWRS.....Rain showers
       TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
       DRIZZLE........Drizzle
       SNOW...........Snow
       SNOWSHWRS......Snow showers
       SLEET..........Sleet
       FRZG RAIN......Freezing rain
       FRZG DRZL......Freezing drizzle
   COVERAGE...
       IS.............Isolated
       SC.............Scattered
       NM.............Numerous
       O..............Occasional
       S..............Slight chance
       C..............Chance
       L..............Likely
       WD.............Widespread
       D..............Definite
       AR.............Areas
       PA.............Patchy

MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........Mixing height
     Example: 6 = 6000 feet; 12 = 12000 feet; <1 = Less than 1000 foot
t WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........Transport Wind direction
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................Transport Wind speed
DISPERSION(CATEGORY)................Smoke Dispersion category
     Values: vp =Very Poor;PR = Poor; FR = Fair; GD = Good;
ADI (INDEX).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
STABILITY (CATEGORY)................Pasquill Turner Stability
CEILING (FT)........................Ceiling
STA PRES (INCHES MERCURY)...........Station pressure

Day 4 Through 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew Point temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind Speed
     Example: <15 = less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
AVE CLOUDS(CATEGORY)................Average Cloud Cover Category
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER.............................See Day 1 through 3 weather descriptions