RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

NCZ003-252000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

Date             Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26
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                 81          64          82          63          87
TEMP                72 78 79 73 69 67 66 67 74 80 78 73 69 66 64 68 80 84 86 81
DEWPT               69 70 70 70 68 67 66 67 69 69 69 69 67 66 64 66 70 69 70 72
MAX/MIN RH                   71         100          69         100          58
RH                  90 76 74 90 97100100100 84 69 74 87 93100100 93 72 61 59 74
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  E  N  N  N  W SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  N
WIND SPD             2  2  3  2  0  0  0  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  1  3  3  0
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           80 71 57 32 40 36 23 31 65 47 46 37 37 29 28 37 45 57 35 44
VSBY                10  7  7 10  1  1  1  1 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          10          30          20          10
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                   IS SC IS IS                     
TSTMS                  SC SC                   IS SC IS IS                     
Obvis                           PF PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N  W SW NE  E  S SW  W NE  W SW SW SW NW NW  N  N NW  W NW
T WIND SPD           5  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  2  9  2  2  3  4  6  9 12 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 13 15  6  1  1  1  1  2  4  6  9  4  1  1  2  4 30 55 64  5
MAX LVORI            5  4  3  7 10 10 10  9  5  3  3  5  8 10 10  9  4  3  3  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  A  F
CEILING              1100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.20 28.14 28.13 28.09 28.07 28.02 28.01 28.01 28.02 27.97


Date          Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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       67      89      66      83      62      83      63      84
TEMP          69 71 86 81 71 70 81 77 66 66 81 77 65 67 81 78
DEWPT         67 69 73 73 68 68 67 67 62 63 65 67 61 63 66 69
RH            93 93 65 77 90 93 63 71 87 90 58 71 87 87 60 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      40      20      10       5      10       5      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS                               SC
TSTMS                  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