RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

NCZ003-062000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

Date             Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26            Mon 06/08/26
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                 89          63          90          66          89
TEMP                   87 89 83 70 66 64 68 83 87 88 81 72 68 67 70 82 86 88 83
DEWPT                  58 59 61 59 56 56 60 62 61 63 66 64 63 62 64 64 64 64 66
MAX/MIN RH                   36          76          41          86          44
RH                     38 37 47 68 70 75 76 49 42 43 60 76 84 84 81 55 48 45 57
WIND DIR                W SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD                4  4  2  1  1  2  1  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  0  2  3  3  1
CLOUDS                 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              42 51 45 30 36 39 42 55 61 73 76 76 64 76 72 63 60 66 83
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           5          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT                 7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR              W SW SW  W NW NW NW  W  W SW  W NW NW  W  N  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD              9  9  6  3  4  6  6  8  5  9  3  3  4  2  5 10 10 10  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    75 43  3  2  2  3  7 49 45 58  2  2  2  1  6 43 60 68  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None 16600  5000 10000  6600  4600  2100
STA PRES                  28.12 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.09 28.13 28.16 28.22 28.21


Date          Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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       65      83      64      85      65      88      67      92
TEMP          69 67 79 79 67 68 82 80 68 69 85 83 69 71 89 85
DEWPT         64 64 66 67 64 66 67 69 65 67 68 70 66 68 67 70
RH            84 90 64 67 90 93 61 69 90 93 57 65 90 90 48 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR           40      50      40      70      20      60      10      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS SC NM       IS SC
TSTMS         IS       SC IS       SC IS    IS SC          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