RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

NCZ003-162000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

Date             Thu 04/16/26            Fri 04/17/26            Sat 04/18/26
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                 87          59          85          56          88
TEMP                77 85 85 77 69 65 62 61 75 82 84 77 66 60 57 60 77 85 87 80
DEWPT               53 50 49 52 54 56 56 56 55 51 49 51 50 49 48 50 53 54 55 56
MAX/MIN RH                   29          84          30          73          33
RH                  43 30 29 42 59 73 81 84 50 34 30 40 56 67 72 69 43 35 34 44
WIND DIR             W SW SW  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             4  8  9  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  0  0  2  5  5  3
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           18 14 11 19 30 53 55 20  9 14 18 10 19 30 28 33 35 44 65 66
VSBY                10 10 10 10  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0          30          10           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC                               IS IS SC
TSTMS                           IS                                           IS
MIX HGT              5  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          10 14 13  5  8 10  9  5 23 23 13  4  2  3  3  2  9 12 12  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 66132130  3  4  5  4  8134194126  2  1  2  2  2 50112 97  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 14300
STA PRES            28.14 28.06 28.06 28.08 28.12 28.08 28.09 28.09 28.09 28.01


Date          Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26Wed 04/22/26
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       48      64      37      65      35      72      45      77
TEMP          66 51 62 57 44 40 61 58 39 40 68 65 51 51 75 71
DEWPT         55 46 34 29 25 23 24 24 25 24 32 35 35 37 43 44
RH            68 83 35 34 47 50 24 27 57 52 26 33 54 59 32 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      40      10       5       0       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC IS                                    
TSTMS         IS                                             

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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