RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

NCZ003-050900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
232 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

Date           03/04/26      Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            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
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                 50          76          53          78          56
TEMP          70 64 57 53 51 50 62 73 75 69 62 58 56 54 66 76 78 71 64 60 58 58
DEWPT         55 54 52 52 51 50 55 55 56 55 55 54 54 53 58 59 58 58 57 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH                  100          51         100          50          98
RH            59 70 83 96100100 78 53 52 61 78 86 93 96 75 56 50 63 78 90 93 93
WIND DIR      SW  S  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S SW SW  N  N SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       2  1  0  0  0  0  2  4  5  2  1  1  0  0  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     53 46 57 68 54 58 38 29 29 43 42 51 61 64 47 50 50 30 29 35 37 47
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          30          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC               
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD     9  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  9  8  3  2  2  5  8  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           34  3  2  1  1  3  9 27 41  3  4  4  2  2  6 31 50  3            
MAX LVORI      1  3  5  8 10  9  4  2  1  3  4  6  7 10  4  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              3800  None  None  None  None   700  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.30 28.25 28.29 28.26 28.29 28.29 28.34 28.31            


Date           03/07Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
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       77      57      74      53      73      54      77      59      74
TEMP          74 69 63 58 70 66 58 55 69 65 58 56 73 70 63 60 70 68
DEWPT         59 58 58 55 55 53 51 49 50 51 50 51 56 55 57 56 58 56
RH            59 68 84 90 59 63 77 80 51 60 75 83 55 59 81 87 66 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           40      30      50      30      30      10      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC          SC       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