RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
214 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

NCZ003-020900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
214 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

Date           01/01/26      Fri 01/02/26            Sat 01/03/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 32          56          38          45          32
TEMP          47 39 36 34 34 35 46 54 54 47 44 42 40 39 42 44 43 40 38 35 34 33
DEWPT         31 31 30 30 30 30 36 36 37 36 36 37 37 37 38 37 37 37 35 34 31 29
MIN/MAX RH                   87          48          91          77          93
RH            53 73 79 85 85 82 68 50 52 65 73 82 89 92 86 76 79 89 89 96 89 85
WIND DIR       W  W  W  S SW NW  W SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD       4  1  1  1  1  1  2  5  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  2  3
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     31 18  7 11 16 43 49 78 84 78 86 95 92 91 94 94 93 90 72 65 45 31
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  3  1  1  1  1  0  2  8 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          70          20
RAIN                                            C  C  L  L  L  L  S  S         
SNOW                                                                 S         
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  E SE  E NE NE            
T WIND SPD    16  9  5  3  3  5 21 16  8  6  6  4  1  2  4  3  4  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           57  4  3  2  2  6 45 52 22  3  3  2  1  2  6  5  7  2            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  5  6  4  1  1  2  3  3  5  7  7  5  4  4  6            
STABILITY      C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None 12600 16600  6000   600   400   800  1900      
STA PRES            27.97 27.88 27.90 27.91 27.96 27.99 28.02 27.97            


Date           01/04Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26Thu 01/08/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       51      28      50      33      58      43      62      42      60
TEMP          49 41 32 30 47 42 36 35 55 50 44 45 60 53 45 43 58 52
DEWPT         27 25 23 24 30 32 32 32 38 40 41 41 46 43 41 39 42 41
RH            42 52 69 78 51 67 85 89 53 68 89 86 60 69 86 86 55 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      20      10      20
RAIN                                               S           S  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