RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
632 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

NCZ003-070900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
632 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date           03/06/26      Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            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                 58          76          58          73          51
TEMP             71 64 61 59 58 67 74 76 71 66 63 60 59 66 72 70 65 59 57 54 51
DEWPT            58 58 58 57 58 62 62 61 59 59 59 58 57 59 57 57 55 53 53 52 50
MIN/MAX RH                   99          60          95          59          98
RH               63 81 90 93100 84 66 60 66 78 87 93 93 78 59 63 70 80 86 93 96
WIND DIR          S  N  N  N SE  S SW  S  S SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          1  0  0  0  1  3  8  6  3  2  2  1  1  2  4  3  1  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                          18 19 16 13                                 
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        41 47 41 63 82 73 56 59 73 73 81 84 84 85 89 88 82 72 59 56 59
VSBY             10  9 10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10  9  5  5 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  7
POP 12HR                     10          40          60          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM               
TSTMS                                 SC IS IS             IS IS               
Obvis                     PF PF                   PF                           
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  2  2  1  1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW NW            
T WIND SPD       11  6  5  5  5 11 21 20 16 13 10  9  5 14 11  8  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  3  3  3  4 31 61 56  7  6  5  4  4 39 33 25  1            
MAX LVORI         3  5  6  8  9  4  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  B  D  C  F            
CEILING              None   700   700   600   600   500  8200  4800 29300      
STA PRES            28.35 28.32 28.31 28.21 28.17 28.12 28.13 28.10            


Date           03/09Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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       77      53      78      57      79      50      63      38      54
TEMP          74 68 57 54 75 71 60 58 76 72 63 51 60 50 42 38 51 50
DEWPT         51 49 49 49 55 56 56 56 59 57 54 46 35 30 30 30 32 36
RH            44 51 75 83 50 59 87 93 56 59 72 83 39 46 62 73 48 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20      20      40      20      40      70      50      30      20
RAIN                                               C  C  C  C  S  S
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC NM NM                  

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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