RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

NCZ003-080900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
201 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

Date           01/06/26      Wed 01/07/26            Thu 01/08/26            Fri
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                 46          64          38          62          47
TEMP                      47 46 56 62 63 50 46 42 40 39 50 59 60 52 50 50 50 51
DEWPT                     43 45 48 41 38 38 37 36 34 32 36 37 39 41 41 44 45 48
MIN/MAX RH                   95          39          77          43          89
RH                        86 96 74 46 39 63 71 79 79 76 58 44 46 66 71 80 83 89
WIND DIR                   N  N SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD                   0  0  6 10  6  1  2  3  3  1  0  4  3  2  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS                    SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                 37 25  8  5  5 12 10 25 29 30 39 57 75 82 81 85 89 91
VSBY                       9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
RAIN                                                                          S
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD                12  9 19 23 14  4  4  4  5  4  2  6  5  3  5  6  6  6
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        6 10 47 97 62  2  2  2  3  5  3 18 16  2  3  3  3  5
MAX LVORI                  5  6  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  5
STABILITY                  G  B  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  8200  2900  1600
STA PRES                        28.04 28.08 28.17 28.23 28.30 28.29 28.31 28.29


Date           01/09Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26
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       66      55      64      40      46      24      47      27      51
TEMP          62 61 57 57 62 61 52 43 44 35 28 26 42 35 29 29 47 38
DEWPT         55 55 55 55 59 56 45 32 22 17 14 16 15 20 18 19 21 25
RH            78 81 93 93 90 84 77 65 41 47 55 65 33 54 63 66 35 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           40      90      90      50      10       5       5       5       5
RAIN           S  C  L  D  D  D  C                                 
RAIN SHWRS                         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