RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

NCZ003-092000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1131 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date             Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26
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                 77          57          66          57          69
TEMP                   74 73 65 61 60 58 57 58 61 60 60 59 59 60 60 64 67 68 65
DEWPT                  48 52 53 49 47 47 49 55 56 58 59 59 59 60 60 64 67 66 63
MAX/MIN RH                   39          82          65         100          92
RH                     40 48 65 65 62 67 75 90 84 93 96100100100100100100 93 93
WIND DIR                E SE  N NE  N NE NE  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  W
WIND SPD                3  2  0  1  1  1  4  9 10 10 10  9 10  8  9  9  9  6  3
WIND GUST                                      20 24 24 21 21 23 21            
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)              86 82 86 90 96 95 93 93 91 93 98 98100100 98 98 72 72 57
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  5  4  4  3  3 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          90         100         100
RAIN                                                  D  D  D  D  D  D  L      
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC NM NM                      NM IS
TSTMS                                                                     IS   
MIX HGT                 4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SW SW  W
T WIND SPD              6  6  5  4  4  3  5 13 16 18 12 11 11 13 11  8 26 23 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             FR PR FR PR             VP
ADI                    30 13  3  2  2  2  4 22 28 32 11 10 10 12 13 10 53 47  5
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  7  7  7  5  5  7  4  4  6
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING                   24600 20500 14500  6900   600   700   600   500  1300
STA PRES                  28.31 28.33 28.38 28.41 28.36 28.31 28.18 28.11 28.06


Date          Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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       60      77      57      82      59      80      56      75
TEMP          61 62 74 68 60 59 80 72 62 60 78 70 59 57 73 66
DEWPT         61 60 64 63 58 56 63 64 59 56 62 62 57 53 60 61
RH           100 93 71 84 93 90 56 76 90 87 58 76 93 86 64 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR           20       5       0       0       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                             

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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