RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

NCZ003-292000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
731 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Date             Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 75          49          78          49          65
TEMP             49 63 72 73 59 53 50 50 52 68 77 77 62 56 53 50 49 59 63 64 55
DEWPT            49 54 53 52 52 48 46 45 44 50 51 51 50 47 45 41 42 43 43 43 47
MAX/MIN RH                   46          87          39          75          47
RH              100 72 51 48 78 83 86 83 74 52 40 40 65 72 74 71 77 55 48 46 74
WIND DIR          N  N  S  S  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N
WIND SPD          0  0  1  1  0  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  3  3  2  1  0  3  3  3  0
CLOUDS           B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        85 43  3  9 10 10 14 22 24 30 32 40 43 33 48 48 59 75 83 79 84
VSBY              6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis            PF                                                            
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR        N SW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  E
T WIND SPD        1  2  4  2  2  3  4  6  8 20 13 12  5  5  4  3  3  8  4  3  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               1  5 18  6  1  2  2  3  8 46 57 53  3  3  2  2  3 20 13  9  1
MAX LVORI        10  3  2  2  4  5  6  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  4
STABILITY         C  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 21600 17000
STA PRES            28.37 28.29 28.30 28.30 28.32 28.32 28.40 28.43 28.51 28.48


Date          Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       45      65      47      67      49      69      52      69
TEMP          49 46 62 57 50 49 65 59 52 51 67 62 55 54 67 63
DEWPT         42 41 47 49 46 47 54 54 51 51 58 57 54 54 61 59
RH            77 83 58 75 86 93 68 83 96100 73 84 96100 81 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      10      30      20      10      20      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS          IS IS SC SC SC SC

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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