RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

NCZ003-290800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Date           04/28/26      Wed 04/29/26            Thu 04/30/26            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
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                 53          74          49          68          41
TEMP          69 67 59 56 55 55 62 69 73 70 60 55 52 50 59 65 67 61 50 46 42 45
DEWPT         58 59 57 56 55 55 60 63 62 59 55 49 46 45 43 40 37 36 35 34 34 35
MIN/MAX RH                  100          68          87          34          74
RH            68 75 93100100100 93 81 68 68 84 80 80 83 55 40 33 39 56 63 73 68
WIND DIR       S  S  N  N  N SE  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       4  1  0  0  0  1  2  5  6  5  4  4  4  5  8  8  6  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                             17 17 17 17 16 18 18 18 18 13            
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     54 52 75 80 81 94 87 71 69 55 60 59 63 46 16 12 16 30 42 61 59 54
VSBY          10 10 10  5  2  3  3  5  5 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60          90          30           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                IS  O SC NM SC SC SC                                 
TSTMS                     IS IS IS SC SC                                       
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  1  1  1  1  3  5  7  7  1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     8  4  2  3  3  3 12 11 12 13 17 17 20 23 20 18 20 20            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           25  2  1  2  2  4 25 40 45  9 12 12 14 77117132163  9            
MAX LVORI      3  4  7 10 10  9  4  3  1  3  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  E  E  E  E  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None   800   400   400  2400  3300  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.13 28.12 28.05 27.97 27.86 27.89 27.92 27.98 27.99            


Date           05/01Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26
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       68      44      62      35      65      38      71      44      73
TEMP          65 61 49 46 56 55 42 40 60 58 44 44 66 64 49 49 70 66
DEWPT         39 41 40 39 42 36 31 30 31 33 33 35 39 42 42 42 45 46
RH            38 48 71 76 59 49 65 67 33 39 65 70 37 45 77 77 41 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR           20      40      40      10       0       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC                               IS IS
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