RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

NCZ003-132100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

Date             Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26
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          34          45          29          53
TEMP                46 49 47 41 38 37 36 34 40 45 43 39 35 33 31 30 45 52 51 42
DEWPT               31 31 31 32 31 31 30 27 28 28 27 29 29 27 26 28 34 33 34 34
MAX/MIN RH                   50          80          51          93          48
RH                  55 50 53 70 76 79 79 75 62 51 53 67 78 78 81 92 65 48 52 73
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD            12 11 10  6  5  5  6  6 12 11 10  5  4  4  4  4  9  6  8  4
WIND GUST           26    20 18 16 17 20 21 24    20 17 14    14 14 19         
CLOUDS              FW SC SC B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           20 45 39 77 75 33 12 11 11 18  3  3 10 12 10 18 23 18  6 13
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT              4  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR          NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
T WIND SPD          23 19 17 11 14 11 12 12 19 18 16 12 12 12 12 11 17 14 11 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 81 77 70  8 10  5  6 13 70 72 59  6  6  6  6 12 57 71 51  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  8200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.83 27.87 27.93 27.99 28.10 28.17 28.24 28.29 28.36 28.38


Date          Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       28      56      30      59      30      64      32      66
TEMP          34 29 53 45 34 31 56 47 35 31 61 50 38 34 64 53
DEWPT         30 28 34 35 31 29 36 35 31 28 32 33 29 26 34 35
RH            85 96 48 68 89 92 47 63 85 88 33 52 70 72 32 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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