RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

NCZ003-232000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

Date             Wed 09/23/26            Thu 09/24/26            Fri 09/25/26
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                 62          54          62          45          71
TEMP                60 59 58 57 58 56 55 54 57 61 61 58 53 50 47 47 62 71 70 62
DEWPT               57 57 57 56 55 54 53 52 53 53 52 54 51 48 46 45 49 47 49 48
MAX/MIN RH                   89          99          71          97          42
RH                  90 93 96 96 90 93 93 93 86 75 72 86 93 93 96 93 62 42 47 60
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             5  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  4  5  8  8  8  6
WIND GUST                                                                    17
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           93 92 90 91 92 95 95 88 70 76 62 42 19 17  9  5  6  7  6  4
VSBY                 5  4  3  3  3  4  7  7  4  8 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     70          80          50           0           0
RAIN                 C        L  D  D  D  C  S                                 
RAIN SHWRS             NM NM                                                   
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              1  2  2  1 <1 <1  1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD          14 17 12 12 14 14 13 12 10 10  9  6  4  5  6  6 13 14 17 11
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 24 29 22  8 10 10  9 15 18 22 19  3  2  3  3  7 39 64 81  5
MAX LVORI            4  4  5  8  5  5  6  5  4  3  3  6  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               700   700   300   700   700   700  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.32 28.32 28.32 28.29 28.31 28.26 28.25 28.21 28.19 28.12


Date          Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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       47      76      49      75      51      77      51      79
TEMP          51 48 74 65 53 51 73 65 54 52 74 66 55 53 76 69
DEWPT         43 42 47 49 47 45 50 51 48 47 54 55 51 50 59 62
RH            74 80 38 56 80 80 44 60 80 83 50 68 86 89 56 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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