RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

NCZ003-250800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

Date           09/24/26      Fri 09/25/26            Sat 09/26/26            Sun
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                 45          75          48          79          49
TEMP                49 48 46 46 61 74 74 61 55 51 49 49 68 78 76 62 56 53 50 51
DEWPT               49 48 45 43 45 43 46 47 45 43 41 42 48 47 49 49 48 47 46 47
MIN/MAX RH                  100          33          75          33          90
RH                 100100 96 89 56 33 37 60 69 74 74 77 49 33 39 62 74 80 86 86
WIND DIR            NE NW NW NW  N  N  N NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  2  4  5  6  6  6  5  5  4  5  5  8  6  8  8  6  5  5  6
WIND GUST                                            16          18 19         
CLOUDS              FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           23  4  4  2  4  3  4  2  3  7  8  4 26  7  5  2  1  3  4  2
VSBY                10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis               PF PF                                                      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N NW  N            
T WIND SPD           4  4  6  8 12 12 11  5  9  8  6  6 14 14 17 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  2  3  8 33 53 45  3  4  4  3  7 41 68 83  8            
MAX LVORI            9  9  8  5  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.28 28.25 28.23 28.17 28.20 28.15 28.15 28.09            


Date           09/27Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26
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       79      51      81      51      81      55      82      60      82
TEMP          78 64 54 53 78 67 55 53 78 69 58 57 79 72 63 61 79 73
DEWPT         50 51 49 49 54 56 52 50 60 61 55 53 64 65 60 60 67 67
RH            37 63 83 86 43 68 90 89 54 76 90 86 60 79 90 97 67 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS 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