RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

NCZ003-090800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date           06/08/26      Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu
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          79          64          87          66
TEMP          86 80 73 70 66 65 70 73 76 76 69 67 65 68 79 83 86 82 72 68 67 72
DEWPT         64 67 67 65 65 65 68 68 69 69 68 66 65 68 71 71 71 72 69 67 66 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          75         100          62         100
RH            48 65 81 84 97100 93 84 79 79 97 97100100 77 67 61 72 90 97 97 90
WIND DIR       E  E  N  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  N  N  N  N SW  W SW SW  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD       4  2  0  1  3  2  2  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  3  4  4  1  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     63 82 87 89 94 90 90 89 92 81 68 76 80 79 79 90 90 67 21 24 31 52
VSBY           7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  7 10 10  7  6  6  6  6 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30          70          40          80          10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS    IS NM NM  O  O             SC
TSTMS         IS IS             IS SC SC IS       IS    SC SC NM               
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE NE  E SE SE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  W  S            
T WIND SPD    12  5  3 13 13  9  8  8 11 12  6  6  8  8 10 11  9  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           51  3  2  6  6 16 15 21 25  6  3  3  4  9 35 33 32  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  5  5  6  5  5  4  3  4  8  8  9  8  3  3  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING               600   700   700   700   600   600  1000  1400  None      
STA PRES            28.27 28.30 28.30 28.24 28.19 28.12 28.11 28.04            


Date           06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       91      68      93      66      89      63      91      65      88
TEMP          87 83 70 73 91 85 71 70 86 82 67 69 87 84 70 69 85 81
DEWPT         69 71 67 69 68 70 66 65 62 64 60 62 61 65 62 63 63 65
RH            55 67 90 87 47 61 84 84 45 55 78 78 42 53 76 81 48 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           50      10      40      10      30      10      40      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC          SC       IS SC          SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC          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