RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

NCZ003-212000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Date             Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun 08/23/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 82          65          85          63          83
TEMP                   74 75 71 69 68 66 67 75 82 81 74 69 66 64 65 76 81 80 72
DEWPT                  68 69 69 68 68 66 67 72 70 71 70 67 65 63 63 63 59 59 58
MAX/MIN RH                   82         100          66          95          46
RH                     82 82 93 97100100100 90 67 72 87 93 97 97 93 64 47 49 61
WIND DIR               SE SE  E  N  N  N  N SE  S  W  N  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                4  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  0  1  2  3  4  6  6  6  3
CLOUDS                 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)              92 87 79 83 74 76 69 53 23 53 15 15 22 14 10  6  6  7  2
VSBY                    8  7  7  5  5  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          80          30           5           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC NM IS             SC                           
TSTMS                  IS IS SC SC                SC                           
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR             NE  E NE  E NE NE  N NW NW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD              8  9  8  6  3  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  2  4  8 17 17 11  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    25 22  4  3  2  1  2  6 16 12  1  1  1  2  8 74121 83  2
MAX LVORI               3  4  6  8 10 10  9  5  3  3  6  8  8  8  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING                     600   500   500  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.17 28.16 28.13 28.13 28.07 28.09 28.07 28.12 28.11


Date          Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       58      84      59      83      63      85      65      83
TEMP          61 60 80 74 61 61 80 75 65 66 83 75 68 68 82 74
DEWPT         56 56 57 58 54 55 61 63 61 62 68 69 67 67 71 71
RH            84 87 45 57 78 81 52 66 87 87 61 82 97 97 69 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      10      40      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                          SC IS       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