RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

NCZ003-040800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1031 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

Date           06/03/26      Thu 06/04/26            Fri 06/05/26            Sat
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          83          58          88          61
TEMP                63 60 57 61 73 79 81 78 65 61 58 63 81 85 88 81 68 63 61 66
DEWPT               49 48 47 50 51 51 51 57 54 53 51 55 57 56 56 58 57 55 54 57
MIN/MAX RH                   76          35          77          34          79
RH                  60 64 69 67 46 38 35 48 68 75 77 75 44 37 34 46 68 75 78 73
WIND DIR             N  N NW NW  N NE SE  S  N  N NW  N  N  S  S SW SW  N  N  N
WIND SPD             0  0  1  1  0  1  3  1  0  0  1  0  0  3  5  3  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            2  2  1  1  1  6  8 23  6  9 15 14 17 35 30 46 38 36 26 28
VSBY                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
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  N NW  N  N SW  S  W  W NW NW  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           2  3  4  2  4  2  2  5  2  2  3  3  3  4  6 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  2  2  2 30 18 17  3  1  1  2  3 23 39 58  5            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.34 28.36 28.27 28.27 28.26 28.27 28.21            


Date           06/06Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26
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       88      63      88      63      83      59      80      58      82
TEMP          86 83 65 68 86 81 67 67 81 78 64 61 76 76 63 63 80 77
DEWPT         57 59 57 59 61 65 62 63 63 63 59 56 58 58 55 56 59 61
RH            37 44 75 73 43 58 84 87 54 60 84 84 54 54 75 78 49 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      40      20      50      30      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS    SC SC SC SC SC          IS SC
TSTMS                        SC IS       SC                      IS

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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