RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

NCZ003-130900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
201 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

Date           01/11/26      Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26            Wed
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                 25          48          27          54          33
TEMP                      27 25 36 46 47 39 32 30 29 28 41 51 53 44 37 34 35 36
DEWPT                     14 14 17 18 19 22 19 17 17 17 24 25 29 28 27 26 26 28
MIN/MAX RH                   62          31          64          36          72
RH                        57 62 45 32 32 50 58 58 60 63 50 36 39 53 67 72 69 72
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  S  S SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   4  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS                    FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                 17 10  4  5  7  6  6  9  9  9  7 10 11 11 14 14 44 61
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
SNOWSHWRS                                                                      
MIX HGT                    1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W SW  W NW NW NW NW  W SW  S SW SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD                13 12  9  6  6  2  3  4  5  4  4  9  9  5  4  3  4  4
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        6 13 17 24 21  1  2  2  3  5  6 26 21  3  2  2  2  5
MAX LVORI                  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        28.39 28.32 28.31 28.27 28.24 28.11 28.01 27.89


Date           01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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       53      29      35      16      37      22      42      19      34
TEMP          51 47 39 29 32 26 20 17 34 31 25 23 39 35 27 20 32 24
DEWPT         34 35 33 23 15 10  7  6  9 13 14 16 19 19 17 13  8  6
RH            52 63 79 78 49 50 56 61 35 47 62 74 44 52 65 74 36 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      60      40      10       0       5      10      10      10
RAIN              S  L  C  C  C                                    
SNOW                       C  C                                    

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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