RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
312 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

NCZ003-022100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
312 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date             Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 63          43          71          51          70
TEMP          49 48 55 61 63 55 48 46 45 47 62 68 70 61 55 54 53 53 62 66 70 65
DEWPT         42 45 50 48 47 48 45 44 44 46 55 57 57 56 54 53 53 53 61 63 64 63
MAX/MIN RH                   56          99          63         100          83
RH            77 89 83 62 56 77 89 93 96 96 78 68 63 84 96 96100100 97 90 81 93
WIND DIR       N  N  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  N  N  N  N  N SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  5  4  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  5  2
CLOUDS        OV OV B2 B1 SC SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     93 93 85 51 40 34  4  6 30 42 40 24 14 31 35 47 48 60 81 81 83 80
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                                 IS IS IS IS NM
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR     E  E SE SE SE  E NE NE  W SE  S  S  S SE SE  E SE  S  S  S SE SE
T WIND SPD     3  3  8  6  8  2  2  1  1  1  2  5  6  3  4  2  4  5  9 13 11 10
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  3 13 17 17  1  1  1  1  1  4 17 21  2  2  1  2  4 17 29 22  5
MAX LVORI      4  6  4  2  2  4  7  8  8  8  4  3  2  5  8  8  9  9  5  4  3  6
STABILITY      F  C  C  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  C  C  D  D  F
CEILING              3200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None   700  1500
STA PRES            28.47 28.40 28.41 28.38 28.38 28.33 28.32 28.27 28.26 28.19


Date          Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       58      73      54      72      47      68      43      66
TEMP          61 60 70 64 58 55 69 62 51 48 66 57 48 45 63 56
DEWPT         61 60 67 63 57 54 58 56 50 47 51 50 45 43 49 49
RH           100100 90 97 96 96 68 81 96 96 58 77 89 93 60 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           80      60      40      30      10       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O NM SC 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