RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

NCZ003-030800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Date           06/01/26      Tue 06/02/26            Wed 06/03/26            Thu
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                 55          69          49          78          53
TEMP                   59 57 57 64 67 68 64 58 54 50 54 70 75 78 72 61 56 53 58
DEWPT                  49 48 52 54 54 54 54 51 48 46 49 49 49 50 54 50 47 45 50
MIN/MAX RH                   83          59          87          37          76
RH                     69 72 83 70 63 61 70 77 80 86 83 47 40 37 53 67 72 74 75
WIND DIR               NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N NW  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  1  3  4  5  4  1  1  0  0  1  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              60 65 67 35 55 38 20 15  4  5  3  1  2  5  4  7  4  3  1
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          20           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS                                       
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
MIX HGT                <1 <1  2  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR              E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NE NE NE NE SE            
T WIND SPD              9 11 14 13 12 12  8  3  4  3  3  5  8  6  4            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     4  5 29 54 53 81  4  2  2  2  3 38 67 59  2            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  A  C  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    4900  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.19 28.28 28.30 28.36 28.39 28.42 28.36            


Date           06/04Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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       84      56      86      60      87      62      87      63      85
TEMP          81 76 60 62 84 80 63 65 85 80 65 67 84 80 67 67 82 79
DEWPT         52 57 52 54 54 57 54 56 57 59 57 58 60 62 60 61 63 63
RH            37 52 75 75 36 45 72 73 39 49 75 73 44 54 78 81 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                                                IS IS       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