RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

NCZ003-032000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
501 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date             Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26
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                 96          71         100          70          97
TEMP             76 89 95 96 86 77 73 72 76 93 97 99 91 79 73 71 75 91 96 93 86
DEWPT            68 70 68 68 71 69 66 65 68 69 66 64 67 66 64 64 67 69 66 66 68
MAX/MIN RH                   40          81          32          81          37
RH               76 54 42 40 61 76 79 79 76 46 36 32 45 64 73 79 76 49 38 41 55
WIND DIR         NW  E SE  S NW  N  N NW NW  N  S  S  W  N  N  N  N  S  S  S NW
WIND SPD          1  1  4  3  1  0  0  1  1  0  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  1  4  4  1
CLOUDS           CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         3  9  9 38  9 36 17 29 45 17 33 22 57 30 25 16 14 12 50 50 53
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          10          10          30
RAIN SHWRS                IS                                           SC SC IS
TSTMS                     IS                                           SC SC IS
MIX HGT          <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  6 <1
T WIND DIR        N  E SE SE SW  W NW  N  N  N SW  S NW  N NW NW NW SW SW SW  N
T WIND SPD        5  6  3  2  5  2  4  5  5  0  2  4  9  3  3  4  3  5  9 11  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               6 37 30 18  3  1  2  3  6  0 20 37  4  2  2  2  3 32 84 86  2
MAX LVORI         4  1  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.24 28.18 28.18 28.16 28.18 28.13 28.12 28.11 28.10 28.07


Date          Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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       69      94      67      90      66      89      67      89
TEMP          71 73 92 82 70 72 88 81 69 71 85 82 69 71 85 82
DEWPT         67 69 70 72 68 70 71 71 67 68 70 70 66 68 70 71
RH            87 87 49 72 93 93 57 72 93 90 61 67 90 90 61 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           20      70      50      60      40      50      30      60
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS NM SC    IS NM SC IS SC SC SC    SC NM
TSTMS         IS    IS NM SC    IS SC IS       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