RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
532 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

NCZ003-280800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
532 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Date           08/27/26      Fri 08/28/26            Sat 08/29/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 64          85          64          83          67
TEMP             75 69 67 65 66 78 83 79 74 68 67 65 66 75 80 82 76 69 68 67 68
DEWPT            72 69 67 65 66 71 71 72 71 68 67 65 66 71 71 72 71 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          66         100          71         100
RH               90100100100100 79 67 79 90100100100100 87 74 72 85100100100100
WIND DIR          N  N  N NW NW NE  E  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          0  0  0  1  2  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  4  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        67 33 47 45 53 59 70 69 64 68 65 75 78 59 53 53 31 37 37 53 51
VSBY             10 10  9  5  4 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          70          20          30          10
RAIN SHWRS          IS             NM SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC               
TSTMS               IS             SC SC IS                IS SC               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        S SW SW  W NW  W  S SE SW SW  W NW NW NE SE SE  S            
T WIND SPD        2  1  2  2  1  2  1  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  1  1  1  1  7  6  9  2  1  1  1  2  7  8 11  3            
MAX LVORI         7 10 10 10 10  4  3  4  6 10 10 10  9  5  3  3  5            
STABILITY         F  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  4700  4400  4200  3400  1400  None  None      
STA PRES            28.14 28.14 28.18 28.17 28.20 28.22 28.27 28.25            


Date           08/30Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       86      67      90      69      92      70      92      70      91
TEMP          83 78 69 68 87 81 72 71 89 83 73 72 90 83 73 72 89 82
DEWPT         71 71 68 67 69 70 67 67 69 70 68 67 69 71 69 68 70 72
RH            67 79 97 97 55 69 84 87 52 65 84 84 50 67 87 87 54 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1
POP 12HR           10       0       5       0       5       0      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS       SC
TSTMS                                                            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