RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

NCZ003-100800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date           06/09/26      Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26            Fri
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          83          66          90          68
TEMP                69 68 66 68 77 80 82 80 71 68 66 71 84 89 90 86 74 70 68 73
DEWPT               68 66 65 68 71 71 72 72 70 67 66 69 72 70 70 72 70 67 66 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          70          98          52          93
RH                  97 93 97100 82 74 72 77 97 97100 93 67 54 52 63 87 90 93 87
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  N  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  3  5  4  1  0  0  1  1  2  3  3  0  0  1  2  2
CLOUDS              B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           53 81 89 83 87 82 63 57 18 33 24 43 43 71 71 49 28 18 20 21
VSBY                 9  6  6  8  9  9 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     30          90          10          60          10
RAIN SHWRS                   NM  O NM SC             IS IS NM NM               
TSTMS                           SC NM SC                IS NM SC               
Obvis               PF PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W NW SW  W  W  W SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           3  2  2  3  8 11 11  9  3  4  8 14 16  6  5  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  4 22 34 31  4  2  2  4 15 73 44 23  4            
MAX LVORI            8  7  8  9  4  3  3  4  8  8  9  5  1  1  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              8000  5200   500   900  None  None  None  4200  None      
STA PRES            28.20 28.17 28.14 28.08 28.06 28.08 28.10 28.05            


Date           06/12Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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       92      66      90      63      89      64      85      63      83
TEMP          91 85 72 71 87 83 68 69 86 83 69 69 82 79 68 67 81 78
DEWPT         68 71 66 65 61 63 59 61 62 65 63 64 65 67 63 63 63 64
RH            47 63 81 81 42 51 73 76 45 55 81 84 56 67 84 87 54 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      10      20      20      30      50      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC          IS IS       SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            SC          IS          SC SC       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