RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

NCZ003-062100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date             Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26
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                 72          40          61          34          67
TEMP             57 65 70 69 58 52 48 45 40 51 59 59 48 42 39 37 36 54 64 66 53
DEWPT            54 55 52 51 51 48 45 40 36 41 40 40 40 38 37 35 35 42 40 41 40
MAX/MIN RH                   52          92          47         100          39
RH               90 70 53 53 77 86 89 82 85 68 49 49 74 86 92 92 96 64 41 40 61
WIND DIR         NW  N NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW
WIND SPD          3  3  4  4  4  5  8 10  6  9  9  9  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST                                20 19       16                        
CLOUDS           SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        46 47 29  8 35 18  9  4  4  4  6  5  3 13 14 17 13  6  4  1  0
VSBY              7 10 10 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
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD       11 12 12  9 11 13 16 16 13 18 16 14 13 11  9  9  9  9  8  6  6
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR FR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI              12 25 64 33  5  6 11 11 14 51 52 47  6  5  4  4 10 19 28 15  3
MAX LVORI         5  3  1  1  4  5  5  4  4  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  2  2  2  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  F  F  E  E  B  C  C  C  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.01 27.99 28.04 28.06 28.10 28.11 28.16 28.18 28.19 28.14


Date          Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       38      69      38      72      41      68      39      63
TEMP          43 39 67 55 42 39 69 57 45 42 66 52 43 40 61 52
DEWPT         34 33 39 41 36 32 39 41 37 37 43 43 39 37 43 43
RH            70 79 36 59 79 76 33 55 73 82 43 71 86 89 51 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN                                                     S  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