RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

NCZ003-290900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1001 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                 19          43          27          46          25
TEMP                   24 21 20 33 40 41 32 30 29 30 32 38 42 44 40 35 31 28 27
DEWPT                  13 12 12 12 13 15 15 15 17 18 23 31 37 40 37 32 26 22 21
MIN/MAX RH                   71          31          71          59          89
RH                     62 68 71 41 33 34 49 53 60 60 69 76 82 86 89 89 81 78 78
WIND DIR               NW NW NW SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  1  1  1  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  3  3  4  5  6  5
CLOUDS                 FW CL FW FW FW CL B1 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              11  4 19 14  7  5 64 90 79 92 95100 98 85 67 37 35 37 34
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  4 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          30          20
RAIN                                                     S  C  C               
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS            
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW            
T WIND SPD             10  1  1  5  6  8  4  6  8  9  3  5  3  6 16            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                     5  1  1 15 26 26  2  3  4  4  3  8  6 10  7            
MAX LVORI               3  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  5            
STABILITY               G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None 12500  3200   600  2800  None      
STA PRES                  28.45 28.49 28.43 28.37 28.29 28.22 28.17            


Date           12/01Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25
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       43      30      44      27      46      27      50      29      44
TEMP          42 36 33 33 40 38 32 28 43 35 31 31 48 39 34 31 42 38
DEWPT         21 24 26 31 37 34 26 24 26 28 25 25 30 31 26 25 27 30
RH            43 61 75 92 89 85 78 85 51 75 78 78 49 73 72 78 55 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5      70      80      10       0       5       5      10      30
RAIN                 S  L  D  C                                   C
SLEET                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