RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

NCZ003-202100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

Date             Thu 11/20/25            Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 63          50          69          56          70
TEMP             46 52 60 62 56 53 53 52 53 59 66 68 63 59 58 57 56 66 69 67 57
DEWPT            45 46 50 51 50 50 50 50 52 57 59 60 59 57 56 55 55 58 55 53 50
MAX/MIN RH                   66         100          76          96          58
RH               96 80 69 67 80 89 89 93 96 93 78 76 87 93 93 93 96 75 61 61 77
WIND DIR         SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  E SW SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
WIND SPD          3  3  4  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  4  5  5  2
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        59 73 71 75 75 83 83100 84 93 88 76 75 63 67 67 56 54 44 32 31
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  5  9 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          50          50          50          30
RAIN                                C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C         
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1
T WIND DIR        S  S SW  W  S SW NW  N  S  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD        3  4  5  4  2  1  1  1  1  3  5  6  5  5  6  6  5 14 13 10 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               3  9 12  7  1  1  1  1  1  4 10 10  3  3  3  3  4 28 42 32  5
MAX LVORI         9  4  3  3  5  7  7  7  9  6  4  4  6  6  6  6  7  3  1  1  4
STABILITY         C  C  D  C  F  F  F  D  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  C  C  G
CEILING               700  1800  1300  4300   600   500   400  1700  None  None
STA PRES            28.25 28.20 28.20 28.17 28.14 28.07 28.02 27.98 28.03 28.06


Date          Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       41      63      40      65      45      60      49      67
TEMP          48 41 61 53 43 41 64 53 48 47 57 56 52 49 66 56
DEWPT         44 38 41 43 38 37 42 44 42 42 49 50 50 49 51 49
RH            86 89 48 69 82 85 45 71 80 83 75 80 93100 58 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10       5      10      10      20      40      60      20
RAIN                                      S  C  C  L  C  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