RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
335 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

NCZ003-042000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
335 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

Date             Sat 04/04/26            Sun 04/05/26            Mon 04/06/26
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                 79          57          68          40          66
TEMP          60 60 73 78 76 70 66 63 62 60 63 67 67 59 52 47 42 41 53 62 64 57
DEWPT         55 57 62 62 62 62 61 61 60 59 59 55 49 43 38 36 33 32 33 33 32 33
MAX/MIN RH                   58         100          52          73          30
RH            84 90 68 58 62 76 84 93 93 96 87 65 52 55 59 65 70 70 46 33 30 40
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       1  1  4  8  8  4  3  4  5  5  4  4  5  4  5  6  4  3  4  5  4  2
WIND GUST                 18 16 16 17 18 16       16 17 19 21 18 14            
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     43 32 52 57 65 60 75 89 92 98 98 87 67 49 20 14 13 11  8  9 14 20
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  5  4  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          80         100           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS       SC  O  O SC SC                           
TSTMS                        IS       IS                                       
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  4  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  2  2  2  1  2  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  S  S NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW
T WIND SPD     4  8 11 16 18 17 16 14 11 18 13 19 14 14 13 10 10 16 14 17 19 12
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP PR             VP PR PR VP             VP
ADI            2  8 28 48 52 12  7 10  8 26 25 50 43 10  6  5  5 39 71119147  6
MAX LVORI      5  5  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  4  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  A  D  D  D  E  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None     0     0     0     0     0  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.32 28.23 28.20 28.11 28.12 28.10 28.15 28.16 28.20 28.13


Date          Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26
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       40      60      31      60      34      68      43      74
TEMP          45 42 58 53 37 33 56 53 39 37 64 59 48 47 71 66
DEWPT         33 31 26 23 19 19 24 27 29 31 37 40 41 43 48 47
RH            62 65 29 31 48 56 29 36 67 79 37 49 77 86 44 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       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