RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

NCZ003-302000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Date             Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26
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                 82          59          85          61          87
TEMP                72 79 80 69 65 62 60 60 76 83 83 72 67 64 62 62 80 86 84 74
DEWPT               62 61 61 62 59 56 54 55 61 61 61 62 60 59 58 58 65 66 68 67
MAX/MIN RH                   52          83          46          90          51
RH                  71 54 52 78 81 81 81 84 60 47 47 71 78 84 87 87 60 51 59 79
WIND DIR             S  S  S  N  N  N  N NW  S  S  S  N  N  W  N  N SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             2  4  4  0  0  0  0  1  2  4  4  0  0  1  0  0  2  5  4  1
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            9 40 38 33 23 24 11 18 23 19 16 13  6 14 17 22 21 45 52 59
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT              2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W SW  S  S SW SW  W NW  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD           8  5  4  2  2  3  3  2  4  4  9  3  3  4  3  3 11 13 13  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 23 26 18  1  1  2  2  2 14 23 43  2  2  2  2  3 29 80 36  3
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  4  5  4  5  5  2  2  1  3  5  5  6  6  2  1  1  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.24 28.21 28.24 28.22 28.26 28.21 28.22 28.20 28.20 28.13


Date          Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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       64      76      57      69      56      71      44      65
TEMP          67 65 74 67 60 59 65 64 60 57 69 61 49 45 62 55
DEWPT         65 64 67 63 58 58 63 62 58 54 53 50 44 40 44 45
RH            93 97 79 87 93 96 93 93 93 90 57 67 83 82 52 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR           40      80      70      70      30      20       0       0
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM  O NM NM NM NM SC SC IS               
TSTMS            IS 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