RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

NCZ003-230800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Date           10/22/26      Fri 10/23/26            Sat 10/24/26            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                 41          69          41          65          39
TEMP          67 58 52 48 46 43 57 66 67 58 52 48 46 43 55 62 63 54 44 42 41 41
DEWPT         40 41 37 34 34 36 43 44 45 46 42 40 38 38 47 45 45 45 44 42 40 41
MIN/MAX RH                   76          43          80          51         100
RH            37 53 56 58 63 76 59 45 45 64 69 74 73 82 74 54 52 71100100 96100
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N NW  N NE  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       6  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  1  1  0  0  1
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 10  5 21 45 18  0  0  1  2  4 15 11
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD    12  9  9  6  6  6  9  8  6  3  4 11 10  8  6  5  6  3            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           36  4  4  3  3  7 29 36 29  2  2  5  5  8 21 22 24  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  4  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  4  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.26 28.31 28.38 28.38 28.45 28.50 28.55 28.53            


Date           10/25Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26
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       65      39      71      42      72      46      68      46      70
TEMP          62 54 44 40 68 58 47 44 70 61 50 47 65 58 49 47 67 60
DEWPT         48 49 44 40 46 49 45 42 48 51 48 47 52 53 49 47 54 54
RH            60 83100100 45 72 93 93 45 70 93100 63 83100100 63 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5

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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