RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

NCZ003-250800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date           10/24/26      Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            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
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                 42          65          39          71          42
TEMP                46 44 43 42 54 62 63 54 49 46 43 42 57 67 69 58 48 46 44 44
DEWPT               40 40 40 42 48 45 45 48 45 43 40 39 48 44 45 49 46 44 42 42
MIN/MAX RH                   99          51          91          40          95
RH                  79 86 89100 80 54 52 80 86 89 89 89 72 43 42 72 93 93 93 93
WIND DIR            NE NE NE  N  E  E  E NE  N NW NW NW  W  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  4  4  4  2  3  3  4  3  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS              CL SC SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)            4 27 30 43 32 28  3  2  5  8 23  7  9  1  1  2  4  7  7  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N NW NW  N NW NW  N NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           3  4  8  6  5  3  3  6  2  3  3  4  3  2  3  2  6  8  8  8
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  4  7 16 15 14  3  1  2  2  5  6  8  9  1            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  8  3  2  2  5  5  7  6  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  C  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.56 28.56 28.60 28.52 28.51 28.47 28.44 28.34            


Date           10/27Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       73      46      68      47      72      47      76      51      74
TEMP          71 60 50 47 65 58 49 48 70 61 50 48 74 64 54 52 71 63
DEWPT         49 51 48 47 53 53 49 47 56 55 50 47 55 55 51 50 57 57
RH            46 72 93100 65 83100 96 61 81100 96 51 73 90 93 61 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5

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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