RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

NCZ003-310800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

Date           03/29/26      Mon 03/30/26            Tue 03/31/26            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
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                 43          71          49          78          56
TEMP                      44 46 59 69 70 65 59 55 52 52 67 76 77 72 65 62 58 57
DEWPT                     34 39 46 49 50 51 50 50 49 50 55 57 58 57 56 56 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   77          47          99          50          94
RH                        68 76 62 49 49 60 72 83 89 93 65 52 52 59 73 81 90 93
WIND DIR                   S  S SW SW  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   2  2  4  6  6  3  2  2  2  1  3  5  6  3  2  2  2  1
WIND GUST                             17                      17 13 13         
CLOUDS                    B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)                 85 65 40 33 49 44 19 20 15 19 32 51 51 45 29 31 25 50
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10           5          30          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC             IS
TSTMS                                                         IS               
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  5  5  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4  1  1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W
T WIND SPD                 5  4 14 17 13 11 17 13  6  4 13 10 17 11  9  8  4  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  5 51 98 80  5  8  6  3  4 43 31 50  5  4  4  2  2
MAX LVORI                  3  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  6  6  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  6
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  B  D  D  F  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    7200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.41 28.43 28.37 28.36 28.34 28.34 28.27 28.26 28.26


Date           04/01Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26
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       81      56      79      56      78      59      78      57      74
TEMP          79 74 63 57 77 74 61 58 76 72 62 60 76 72 61 59 72 66
DEWPT         60 60 57 56 58 55 54 56 58 58 57 57 61 60 57 55 58 51
RH            52 62 81 96 52 51 78 93 54 61 84 90 60 66 87 87 61 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           70      30      30      20      50      30      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM SC       SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS                   IS IS       IS          IS

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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