RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

NCZ003-272100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

Date             Sat 12/27/25            Sun 12/28/25            Mon 12/29/25
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                 67          42          53          47          60
TEMP                59 65 65 55 50 46 44 43 44 49 53 50 48 51 53 52 58 55 49 39
DEWPT               51 48 46 46 44 44 42 40 42 43 46 47 48 51 53 51 49 37 28 22
MAX/MIN RH                   48          95          77         100          43
RH                  75 54 50 72 80 93 93 89 93 80 77 89100100100 96 72 51 44 50
WIND DIR            NW NW  N  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  4  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  2  3  4  6 10 11 11  9
WIND GUST                                                  13 17 20 25 25 26 27
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           54 39 37 13 43 78 82 88 90 92 88 91 88 90 91 85 70 40 40 22
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  4  7  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          10          30          40
RAIN                                                        C  C  C  C  S  S   
MIX HGT              3  3  3 <1 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  4  5  5  3
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW  E SE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD          20 13  8  2  8  6  4  3  3  5  8  6  5  5  4  5 26 31 29 31
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 67 42 26  1  4  3  2  6  5 11 14  3  3  3  3  9 69 92 92 21
MAX LVORI            3  1  2  3  5  6  6  5  6  4  4  6  9  9  9  6  3  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  C  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None   600   600   500   400   300  3000  None
STA PRES            28.08 28.09 28.17 28.19 28.20 28.09 28.00 27.84 27.82 27.85


Date          Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26
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       23      38      22      46      26      47      20      39
TEMP          28 24 35 31 24 23 43 38 31 27 44 35 25 21 36 31
DEWPT         14 12  9  8  9  9 14 17 18 18 22 19 13  8  6  8
RH            55 60 33 37 52 54 30 42 58 68 41 52 60 56 28 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5       5       5       5

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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