RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

NCZ003-132100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

Date             Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26            Thu 01/15/26
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                 54          33          54          21          32
TEMP                42 52 53 43 39 37 36 36 44 52 52 45 40 34 27 22 25 29 30 25
DEWPT               25 27 30 30 29 27 27 28 34 36 36 36 32 25 16 11 10  7  6  6
MAX/MIN RH                   37          78          53          74          35
RH                  50 38 41 60 67 67 69 72 68 54 54 70 73 69 63 62 52 39 35 44
WIND DIR            SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  2  5  6  8  9 10 10  9  6
WIND GUST                                            12 17 20 24 25 25 21 21 20
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            5  5 12 12 14  9 33 53 76 77 92 91 74 58 62 47 39 22 20 17
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5          30          30           5
RAIN                                            C  C  C  C                     
SNOW                                                     C                     
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  4
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           3 11 11  8  5  3  3  2  8 14 16 17 26 26 26 26 24 23 24 24
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR
ADI                  5 33 25  4  3  2  2  2 10 48 53  8 18 18 36 91 94 94104 11
MAX LVORI            2  1  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  C  C  C  F  E  E  D  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  8900  5500 12000  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.19 28.05 27.96 27.87 27.79 27.75 27.80 27.86 27.95 27.97


Date          Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
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       14      38      23      43      19      35      16      37
TEMP          19 17 34 32 27 24 40 36 27 20 32 29 22 17 34 30
DEWPT          6  6  8 14 16 20 20 20 17 14 14 13  9  7 10 13
RH            56 61 33 47 63 84 44 52 65 77 47 51 57 64 36 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      10      10      10      20       5       0
SNOW                                         S               

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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