RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

NCZ003-012100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1232 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date             Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 68          34          39          33          55
TEMP                   66 66 56 48 43 38 35 37 37 38 37 35 35 36 37 41 50 55 52
DEWPT                  42 42 42 38 35 33 31 30 32 33 32 31 32 33 37 41 45 47 46
MAX/MIN RH                   40          85          75         100          74
RH                     42 42 59 68 73 82 85 75 82 82 82 85 89 89100100 83 74 80
WIND DIR                W NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                5  5  4  3  3  3  3  5  3  2  2  1  1  0  0  1  4  4  2
CLOUDS                 FW B2 B1 SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              20 73 68 42 57 59 95 96 93 94 93 92 95 95 95 89 87 84 76
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  5  4  2  3  3  2  3  1  5 10  4
POP 12HR                     10          10          50          60          20
RAIN                                         C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S         
SLEET                                           C                              
SNOW                                            C  S                           
MIX HGT                 7  5  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1 <1  1  2  2  2
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E SE  W  W  S SW  S  S
T WIND SPD             20 24 13 10 11 10 11 11  5  6  6  6  3  1  1  3 12 11  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                   160 73  6  5  5  5 28 30 16 20  3  3  2  1  1  5 24 25  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  3  5  4  3  4  3  5  5  6  6 10  7  3  3  5
STABILITY               B  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F
CEILING                    4800  None  1800  1200  1100   200   100   100   400
STA PRES                  28.28 28.38 28.44 28.54 28.51 28.50 28.45 28.44 28.38


Date          Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       46      68      50      72      54      76      57      75
TEMP          48 46 66 63 54 51 70 67 58 55 73 69 61 57 73 70
DEWPT         46 45 52 51 50 49 55 55 53 53 58 57 56 56 59 58
RH            93 96 61 65 86 93 59 65 83 93 59 66 84 96 62 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10      20      20      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS       SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                              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