RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

NCZ003-300900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date           11/29/25      Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25            Tue
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                 26          49          24          45          30
TEMP                30 28 30 32 39 45 48 43 37 32 28 25 37 45 44 35 33 31 33 34
DEWPT               17 17 19 23 32 39 41 38 32 26 22 20 22 21 23 24 23 26 30 32
MIN/MAX RH                   74          62          86          38          95
RH                  58 63 63 69 76 79 77 82 82 78 78 81 54 38 43 64 66 81 89 92
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW  N  N  N SE SE SE SE  S  S SE
WIND SPD             2  1  2  2  4  5  3  2  2  4  4  3  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           84 55 76100100100 80 61 38 30 18 13 16 24 37 67 81 93 94 92
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7            
POP 12HR                     10          30           0           5          80
FRZG RAIN                     S                                                
RAIN                             C                                C  C     D  D
SNOW                                                              C  C  D      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD           8 13  8  3  3  4  4 12 17 18 14 12  5  6  5  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  6  4  4  4  7  5  6  8  8  7 17 13 25 17  1            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  D  D  D  C  F  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING             13500  2400   700  2400  None  None  None  None 10700      
STA PRES            28.41 28.34 28.27 28.21 28.29 28.37 28.41 28.33            


Date           12/02Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25Sat 12/06/25
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      27      47      27      51      28      45      32      46
TEMP          45 40 32 27 46 36 30 30 50 38 31 31 42 40 36 33 44 39
DEWPT         41 38 29 24 28 29 26 25 29 27 24 23 30 33 32 31 34 31
RH            86 92 88 88 49 75 85 81 44 64 75 72 62 76 85 92 68 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      10       0       0       5      10      30      50      30
RAIN           D  C                                C  C  C  C  C  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