RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

NCZ003-202000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
531 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 89          68          82          66          86
TEMP             71 85 88 88 80 73 71 69 70 77 81 79 74 70 68 67 68 79 85 83 76
DEWPT            67 68 68 69 70 69 68 67 68 71 72 73 71 69 67 66 68 71 68 68 68
MAX/MIN RH                   51          96          73          99          57
RH               87 57 52 54 72 87 90 93 93 82 74 82 90 97 97 97100 77 57 61 76
WIND DIR         NW  W SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  3  5  4  1  1  0  0  0  1  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  1
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        25 47 57 45 58 56 51 70 61 79 75 90 84 84 68 49 46 34 39 39 31
VSBY             10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  3  6  6  7  7 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     30          50          90          60          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM IS IS       IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS IS SC IS IS IS    IS SC SC SC                IS IS   
MIX HGT          <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR       SW  W  W SW  S  N  N NE  E  E  W SE  E  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD        1 11 12 11  3  2  4  2 11  4  2  8  5  2  2  4  3  8  5  6  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               1 51 53 48  2  1  2  1 12 11  8 18  3  1  1  2  4 28 35 39  4
MAX LVORI         6  1  1  1  3  6  6  7  5  4  3  3  6  8  8  8  9  3  1  1  4
STABILITY         A  A  C  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  9500  4600   600   600   600  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.16 28.12 28.14 28.16 28.22 28.19 28.17 28.13 28.11 28.06


Date          Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       63      85      60      85      61      84      64      85
TEMP          66 66 84 76 64 62 82 76 63 64 81 76 66 66 83 78
DEWPT         64 64 62 61 59 58 59 60 57 57 64 65 64 64 69 69
RH            93 93 48 60 84 87 46 58 81 78 56 69 93 93 63 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       5       0      10      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                             IS       SC

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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