RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

NCZ003-272000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
501 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Date             Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26
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                 86          66          87          66          89
TEMP             70 78 83 84 79 73 70 68 71 79 84 86 80 74 71 69 72 81 85 87 81
DEWPT            67 70 70 71 70 69 66 66 68 71 70 71 71 69 68 67 69 71 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH                   62          99          60         100          55
RH               90 76 65 65 74 87 87 93 90 77 63 61 74 84 90 93 90 72 61 57 72
WIND DIR          S SW SW SW  W  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW  S NW  S NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD          1  2  5  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  1
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        64 62 76 73 85 60 59 76 59 59 64 56 36 28 34 35 37 28 48 48 27
VSBY              9 10 10 10  9  9  8  6  8 10 10 10 10 10  8  5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          30          40          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC SC IS IS IS    SC SC                   IS IS   
TSTMS                  SC SC SC IS             SC SC                   IS IS   
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR       SW  W SW  W  W  N  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E SE
T WIND SPD        2 13 13 16 16  1  2  3  8 11 11 12 10  5  5  6  5  5  4  2  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               2 41 50 50  7  1  1  2  8 45 45 69  5  3  3  3  7 26 27 13  3
MAX LVORI         6  3  1  1  3  6  6  7  5  3  1  1  3  6  6  6  5  3  2  2  3
STABILITY         B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              6900  3900  6600  5500  3700  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.16 28.10 28.11 28.09 28.10 28.08 28.11 28.14 28.21 28.20


Date          Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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       67      91      68      94      70      97      72      97
TEMP          72 73 87 82 73 73 90 85 75 76 93 88 77 77 93 87
DEWPT         68 69 69 69 65 68 66 68 66 68 64 67 65 68 63 68
RH            87 87 55 65 76 84 45 57 74 76 38 50 67 74 37 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
TSTMS                                                      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