RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

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

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

Date             Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26
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                 89          68          93          70          96
TEMP                79 85 89 85 75 72 69 73 86 91 93 89 78 72 71 77 90 94 96 91
DEWPT               72 72 72 72 72 70 69 70 71 70 70 71 70 68 67 70 71 68 67 69
MAX/MIN RH                   58         100          46          90          39
RH                  79 65 57 65 90 93100 90 61 50 47 56 76 87 87 79 54 43 39 49
WIND DIR             N SE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  N
WIND SPD             0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  3  0
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           68 55 31 37 41 20 16 13  6 28 27 31  9 13 12 13 17 24 19 26
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5           5           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  8 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  N SE  S SW  W SW  W  N  N NW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  S
T WIND SPD           2  3  1  6  1  1  1  2  6  3  3  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  3  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  8 18  6  3  1  1  1  2 37 26 25  1  1  2  2  6 42 51 32  1
MAX LVORI            4  2  3  3  7  9 10  6  1  2  2  3  4  6  6  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              1100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.28 28.23 28.22 28.23 28.23 28.20 28.20 28.21 28.24 28.21


Date          Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26
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       70      96      70      96      69      93      68      89
TEMP          73 75 95 89 72 75 95 85 71 74 92 82 71 72 86 82
DEWPT         66 68 65 67 65 68 64 68 67 69 68 71 68 70 70 71
RH            79 79 37 48 79 79 36 57 87 84 46 69 90 93 59 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR            0      10       5      40      30      70      40      70
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC    IS NM SC    SC NM
TSTMS                              SC SC    IS SC SC    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