RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
756 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

NCZ003-122100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
756 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date             Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 58          38          50          32          46
TEMP                57 58 53 47 43 42 40 39 46 49 46 42 38 37 35 34 41 45 44 38
DEWPT               47 44 41 37 36 36 34 33 33 32 30 30 29 29 28 27 27 26 26 27
MAX/MIN RH                   61          80          52          77          48
RH                  69 59 64 68 76 79 79 79 60 52 53 62 70 72 75 75 57 47 49 64
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             9 11 12  9  6  5  8  9 13 10 10  5  5  6  8  9 12 11 10  4
WIND GUST           19 21 24 23 18 17 21 25 26       17 16 19 23 26 26 21 20 16
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           52 53 61 20 27 19 20 26 23 45 31 38 54 47 23 14 16 28 16 10
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
RAIN                 S  S  S                                                   
MIX HGT              4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4  2  2  1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          18 21 20 16 13 13 13 14 20 17 14 13 13 14 13 14 19 17 14 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 65 61 52 11  6  6  9 18 75 69 57  6  9 10  9 11 71 70 59  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  3  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  D  D  E  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.71 27.73 27.76 27.77 27.80 27.84 27.92 27.96 28.07 28.13


Date          Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       30      51      28      55      28      57      28      62
TEMP          33 32 49 43 32 30 52 44 33 30 54 45 34 30 59 48
DEWPT         26 27 29 32 28 29 31 33 28 28 33 34 28 27 32 34
RH            75 81 46 65 85 96 44 65 82 92 45 65 78 88 36 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       5       0

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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