RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

NCZ003-062000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date             Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26
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                 88          69          86          67          88
TEMP                84 87 86 80 75 72 70 73 82 85 84 79 73 70 68 71 81 84 87 82
DEWPT               70 68 70 71 69 68 67 70 72 71 72 72 71 69 68 70 72 72 72 73
MAX/MIN RH                   53          94          63         100          63
RH                  63 53 59 74 82 87 90 90 72 63 67 79 93 97100 97 74 67 61 74
WIND DIR             N  S NW  N  N  N  N  N  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  W  N
WIND SPD             0  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  2  0
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)           29 58 73 70 40 41 45 45 51 93 88 45 45 28 28 56 56 88 88 51
VSBY                10  7  6  7 10 10 10 10  7  3  3  7  7 10 10  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     50          30          70          20          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC             SC NM NM IS IS       SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC SC             IS SC NM IS IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  S  S  S NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  N  N  N  N NW  W SW  W
T WIND SPD           4  3  5  6  6  1  1  4  8  5  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  5  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 21 22 24  3  3  1  1  4 37 23 10  1  1  2  2  6 20 19 21  1
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  5  6  6  6  3  2  3  5  7  8 10  6  3  3  2  4
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  3700  None  None  3400  3700  None  None  3200  3400
STA PRES            28.10 28.07 28.11 28.09 28.11 28.09 28.11 28.12 28.15 28.11


Date          Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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      90      68      89      69      87      67      87
TEMP          70 71 87 82 70 73 86 83 71 73 84 81 69 71 84 80
DEWPT         68 70 71 72 67 69 70 70 67 69 70 70 67 68 69 69
RH            93 97 59 72 90 87 59 65 87 87 63 69 93 90 61 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      40      10      20      10      40      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC          IS       IS SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC          IS       IS SC 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