RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

NCZ003-030800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

Date           04/02/26      Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26            Sun
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                 56          80          56          79          58
TEMP                65 61 57 56 68 78 79 72 66 61 57 59 71 78 76 71 66 64 62 59
DEWPT               56 53 52 54 59 58 56 56 55 56 57 57 62 62 62 60 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                   92          46          99          58          99
RH                  73 75 83 93 73 50 45 57 68 84100 93 73 58 62 68 78 84 90100
WIND DIR             S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  3  5  5  2  1  1  1  1  4  8  8  4  4  4  5  5
WIND GUST           13 12                                     19 17 17 18 18 16
CLOUDS              FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           24 31 38 52 32 18 24 61 51 43 47 56 45 67 67 41 38 76 90 93
VSBY                10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10          10          40          60
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC IS IS NM NM  O
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
Obvis                      F  F                                                
MIX HGT              1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1  1  1 <1  3  5  5  2            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD          11 17 12 10 13 12 11 11  4  3  2  2 11 13 17 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  5  8  6 11 51 78 75  5  2  2  1  3 42 42 52  8            
MAX LVORI            4  4  6  5  3  1  1  3  3  5 10  8  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  B  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2700  None      
STA PRES            28.35 28.37 28.41 28.35 28.37 28.35 28.35 28.27            


Date           04/05Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26
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       69      40      65      38      62      31      60      32      67
TEMP          66 63 48 43 62 58 44 41 60 53 37 33 57 53 38 36 64 60
DEWPT         57 44 36 32 31 31 31 32 30 27 24 23 25 26 26 27 34 36
RH            73 50 63 65 31 36 60 70 32 36 59 66 29 35 62 69 32 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           90       5       0       0       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                                
TSTMS         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