RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

NCZ003-170800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date           06/16/26      Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri
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                 57          87          66          90          66
TEMP                66 61 58 64 79 84 87 83 72 68 67 73 83 89 86 79 73 70 67 70
DEWPT               58 56 53 58 60 56 57 58 62 63 64 65 68 67 68 70 69 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   85          36          90          50          98
RH                  75 84 83 81 52 38 36 43 71 84 90 76 61 48 55 74 87 90100 93
WIND DIR             N  N  W  N  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             0  0  1  0  3  6  6  4  4  3  3  6 12 12  9  6  2  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                   14 14    18 27 25 21 18            
CLOUDS              SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           49 23 19 10  8 36 37 23 51 36 46 21 19 64 64 72 74 75 80 70
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                      5           0           5          50          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           1  2  3  2  6  9 12 12  8  8  6 13 27 28 25 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  2  2 46 71 99  6  5  4  3 34112 99153  8            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  5  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  E  G  F  B  C  D  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 12500 13100      
STA PRES            27.95 27.97 28.00 27.95 27.96 27.97 28.00 28.00            


Date           06/19Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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       83      58      84      59      87      64      86      65      85
TEMP          80 77 64 64 81 77 62 64 84 81 68 69 81 79 69 69 83 79
DEWPT         67 63 57 57 54 56 54 56 58 62 60 62 66 68 65 66 66 66
RH            65 62 78 78 39 48 75 75 41 53 76 78 60 69 87 90 57 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           60       5       0       0      10      30      60      50      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC                         IS SC SC NM SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC                                  SC 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