RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

NCZ003-120800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Date           09/11/26      Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 68          81          67          86          66
TEMP             75 70 68 68 69 75 79 79 74 70 69 68 68 78 84 86 78 71 68 66 67
DEWPT            71 69 68 67 69 74 74 75 73 70 69 68 68 74 72 72 72 69 67 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          80         100          64         100
RH               87 97100 97100 97 85 88 97100100100100 88 67 63 82 93 97100 97
WIND DIR          N  E SE SE  N SE  S  S  S  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  3  1  1  0  2  4  3  1  0  0  0  1  3  3  3  1  2  2  3  4
CLOUDS           SC SC OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        44 43 88 88 88 95 90 84 76 54 66 57 44 38 38 38 23  8  9 11 15
VSBY             10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10  6  1  1  3 10  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30          80          60          20           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC IS    SC SC NM  O NM IS             IS IS               
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC                IS IS               
Obvis               PF PF PF PF             PF PF PF PF                        
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  E  E  E SE  S  S SE SE SW  W NW NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD        3  2  3  2  4  4  8  6  3  1  3  2  2 11  8  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  1  2  1  4  8 17 13  2  1  2  1  2 42 44 19  2            
MAX LVORI         7  7  8 10  9  8  4  4  8 10 10 10  9  4  1  3  4            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              3700  1100   600  1800   800   500  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.13 28.15 28.19 28.15 28.16 28.15 28.15 28.11            


Date           09/14Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       86      60      80      59      84      62      88      67      86
TEMP          84 78 65 61 76 72 62 60 81 76 66 64 87 80 70 68 83 77
DEWPT         68 66 62 60 65 65 61 60 67 66 63 62 66 67 64 64 68 68
RH            59 67 90 97 69 79 97100 63 71 90 93 50 65 81 87 61 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       0      20      10      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS       IS SC
TSTMS                                                IS          IS

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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