RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

NCZ003-040900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

Date           12/03/25      Thu 12/04/25            Fri 12/05/25            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 28          50          27          36          28
TEMP                33 31 30 30 41 48 47 39 35 32 29 30 31 34 36 34 31 31 29 31
DEWPT               28 26 24 23 26 25 24 26 26 27 26 27 30 30 31 31 31 31 29 31
MIN/MAX RH                   80          38          92          81         100
RH                  82 81 78 75 55 40 40 59 69 81 88 88 96 85 82 89100100100100
WIND DIR             N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD             0  1  1  2  3  5  5  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            7  6  9 10 45 70 69 69 76 93 94 93 95 95 91 93 82 83 77 72
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  5  2  2  2  2  3            
POP 12HR                      0           0          60          90          30
RAIN                                                           C  S            
SNOW                                            S  L  D  D  C                  
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E NE SE            
T WIND SPD           3  5  5  6  9 11 10  5  3  8  9 10  9  4  1  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  3  7 20 29 27  3  2  4  4 22 18  8  2  1            
MAX LVORI            5  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  4  5  5  5  7            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  7900 13800  4000   600   900  1100      
STA PRES            28.18 28.17 28.20 28.23 28.25 28.21 28.16 28.04            


Date           12/06Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       48      31      48      29      42      21      44      27      51
TEMP          48 40 35 31 47 39 35 30 41 32 25 23 42 36 30 30 48 43
DEWPT         38 36 33 31 38 35 31 27 27 24 21 19 26 26 25 24 31 30
RH            68 85 92100 71 85 85 88 57 72 84 84 53 67 81 78 51 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      20      20      20      20       5       5       5      10
RAIN                 S  S  S  S     S  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