RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

NCZ003-012000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

Date             Sat 08/01/26            Sun 08/02/26            Mon 08/03/26
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                 81          67          78          67          81
TEMP                76 80 77 74 71 70 69 69 73 75 77 75 72 70 68 70 75 78 80 76
DEWPT               69 69 70 70 69 68 69 69 73 74 75 74 72 70 68 70 74 73 74 74
MAX/MIN RH                   71         100          95         100          81
RH                  79 69 79 87 93 93100100100 97 94 97100100100100 97 85 82 94
WIND DIR             S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             5  8  5  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  2  1  0  0  0  2  5  4  1
WIND GUST                       13                                             
CLOUDS              OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           91 85 76 76 91 95 92 92 95 90 98 90 86 83 78 74 61 80 80 53
VSBY                10 10 10 10  7  2  1  2  4  3  3  3  3  7  7  7  7  3  3  7
POP 12HR                     50          80         100          80          70
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC NM SC  O SC NM NM NM  O  O  O       IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS IS       SC SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1                        
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S                        
T WIND SPD          14 19 20 14 17 16 10  8 10 14 16 12                        
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 39 69 72 10 12 11  7  6 20 38 38  6                        
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  4  5  8  8  5  4  4  9                        
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F                        
CEILING             10900  2100  2600   400   400   400   400                  
STA PRES            28.08 28.02 28.00 28.00 28.01 28.00                        


Date          Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26
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       66      81      66      82      67      83      67      84
TEMP          68 69 78 76 69 69 79 77 70 70 80 77 70 70 82 78
DEWPT         68 69 73 73 69 69 73 74 69 70 73 74 70 70 74 75
RH           100100 85 90100100 82 90 97100 79 90100100 77 91
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      70      40      60      20      60      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC NM SC    IS NM IS    IS NM IS       SC
TSTMS         SC       SC SC       SC IS       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