RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

NCZ003-112100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

Date             Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26
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                 41          25          49          27          54
TEMP             40 39 40 34 34 32 30 27 25 34 46 49 40 33 31 29 28 41 51 54 45
DEWPT            28 28 21 16 15 16 17 17 17 19 20 22 22 18 17 18 19 25 27 29 29
MAX/MIN RH                   46          71          33          69          36
RH               62 64 46 47 45 51 58 65 71 54 35 34 48 53 56 63 68 52 39 38 53
WIND DIR         NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SW
WIND SPD          6 11 17 12  9 10  9  8  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  1
WIND GUST        20 27 32 28 20 24 20 18                                       
CLOUDS           FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         6 39 49 26 15 13  8 18  7  4  5  4  5  5  7 16 24  6 15  9 23
VSBY             10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           5           0           0           0
SNOW                    S                                                      
MIX HGT           1  5  7  5  3  2  1  1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S SW
T WIND SPD       20 28 33 33 27 27 25 16 11  8 10  9  3  3  3  5  5  6  8  9  6
DISPERSION                   PR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              28 91117 99 19 19 17 11 13 15 35 25  2  2  2  3  6 11 23 25  3
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY         C  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.12 28.24 28.35 28.36 28.38 28.30 28.27 28.23 28.21 28.08


Date          Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
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       33      52      26      37      19      43      24      45
TEMP          36 34 50 44 37 27 34 28 22 20 39 35 29 27 44 39
DEWPT         27 28 34 34 29 21 15 12 10 10 16 20 20 21 24 25
RH            69 78 54 68 72 78 45 50 59 64 39 54 69 78 45 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      20      40      20      10       5       5      10
RAIN                    S  C  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