RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

NCZ003-080900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date           12/06/25      Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 29          48          31          41          19
TEMP                   31 30 29 39 46 46 39 36 37 35 35 38 38 37 32 28 26 22 21
DEWPT                  28 26 26 33 36 37 36 34 34 33 33 35 33 30 28 25 22 19 17
MIN/MAX RH                   93          66          94          77          88
RH                     88 85 88 79 68 71 89 92 89 92 92 89 82 75 85 88 85 88 84
WIND DIR                N  N  N  S  S  S  N NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  N  N  N
WIND SPD                0  0  0  2  3  2  0  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              39 48 56 67 78 67 37 52 78 87 86 85 86 81 79 71 72 45 33
VSBY                    8  6  2  6  9  9  9  8  9  8  3  3  4  3 10 10 10      
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          50          10
RAIN                                            S  S  C  C                     
SNOW                                                     C  C  C               
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  2            
T WIND DIR             NW  N NW  S  S SW  N NW  N  N NE NE NE  E SE            
T WIND SPD              5  3  2  2  5  1  1  1  3  8  8 10  9  3  4            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  2  2  4 14  2  1  1  2  4 15 23 18  8  2            
MAX LVORI               6  7  6  4  3  3  7  8  7  6  5  4  3  4  6            
STABILITY               G  G  B  C  C  C  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F            
CEILING                    None 12700  6200  4200  2900   800   600   600      
STA PRES                  28.11 28.13 28.08 28.09 28.09 28.18 28.21            


Date           12/09Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       42      26      51      32      49      32      47      21      36
TEMP          39 35 29 30 48 44 38 33 47 44 40 34 46 35 28 22 35 24
DEWPT         25 26 27 26 34 34 32 28 32 34 35 31 30 23 18 12 12  9
RH            57 69 92 85 58 68 79 82 56 68 82 89 53 61 66 65 38 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      30      40      20      10       5
RAIN                                S  S  C  C  C  S  S            

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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