RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026

NCZ003-172100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026

Date             Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26            Mon 01/19/26
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                 49          26          36          18          41
TEMP                35 46 47 39 36 34 32 28 30 34 35 28 23 21 21 22 31 39 40 33
DEWPT               31 34 32 30 27 26 24 20 18 13 12 11 11 10  9  9 12 13 13 12
MAX/MIN RH                   53          75          37          61          32
RH                  85 63 56 70 69 72 72 71 60 41 38 48 59 62 59 57 45 34 33 41
WIND DIR             S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  3  2  1  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  1  1  2  2  2  5  6  6  2
WIND GUST                                                              18 18 13
CLOUDS              B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           72 33 34 58 75 74 86 89 83 69 11  6  5  7  7  6  6  6  6 21
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                     30          20          20           0           0
RAIN                                S                                          
SNOW                                   S  S  S                                 
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1  1  1  3  3  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  S  S  W  W                                       
T WIND SPD           8 17 11  2  2  2  6                                       
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 16 82 51  1  1  1  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY            C  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
CEILING              2600  None  9800  3700  6300  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.10 28.13 28.14 28.10 28.07   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26
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       14      33      15      44      26      48      26      44
TEMP          22 15 30 26 18 17 41 36 31 29 45 39 31 27 41 37
DEWPT          7 -1 -6 -1  2  2  9 15 18 20 26 26 24 21 23 24
RH            52 48 20 30 49 51 26 42 58 69 47 59 75 78 48 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      20      20      10
RAIN                                         S  S  S         
SNOW                                                  S      

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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