RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NCZ003-122000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

Date             Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26
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                 93          66          90          65          92
TEMP             76 86 91 91 83 75 71 67 70 81 87 90 85 72 68 65 71 85 90 87 82
DEWPT            69 69 67 67 68 67 66 64 65 63 61 61 64 63 61 61 64 67 66 68 69
MAX/MIN RH                   44          91          38          85          46
RH               79 57 45 45 61 76 84 90 84 54 42 38 50 73 78 87 79 55 45 53 65
WIND DIR          N NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N SE  S  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD          0  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  1  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  4  8  8  5
WIND GUST                    16    12                                        16
CLOUDS           SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 FW SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        31 13 22 58 73 79 24 28 24 28 24 21 51 51 25 49 51 51 67 67 57
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20           5          30          50
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS                      SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                     SC IS                                        SC SC IS
MIX HGT           1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW  W SW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W
T WIND SPD       12 13 10 10 21  6  9  9 10  6  3  3  3  2  2  2  4 18 18 23 13
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI              16 79 84 46 15  3  4  4 15 32 27 27  2  1  1  1  4 92109129  9
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  4  5  5  4  1  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  C  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  F  A  B  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None 11800  None  None  None  None  None  None  9200
STA PRES            28.07 28.04 28.08 28.10 28.14 28.09 28.09 28.05 28.06 28.02


Date          Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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       63      83      59      80      57      84      62      89
TEMP          68 66 79 78 64 63 76 76 62 63 81 80 65 68 85 84
DEWPT         64 60 59 59 56 56 57 58 55 56 56 60 59 61 66 67
RH            87 81 50 52 75 78 52 54 78 78 42 51 81 78 53 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      30      30      30       5       5      10      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS       SC IS SC SC 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