RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

NCZ003-020800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

Date           10/01/25      Thu 10/02/25            Fri 10/03/25            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
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                 49          70          47          71          48
TEMP                59 55 51 50 62 68 69 61 56 53 51 49 61 68 69 61 57 54 52 50
DEWPT               55 53 50 48 48 46 48 48 49 49 48 47 49 50 50 50 50 49 47 48
MIN/MAX RH                   96          46          95          49          94
RH                  87 93 96 93 60 45 47 62 77 86 89 93 65 52 51 67 77 83 83 93
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E NE  E  E  E  S  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  3  5  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            9 18 17 10 13 26 29 14 21 28 20 12 10  7  8  8 14 19 26 32
VSBY                10 10  4  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E  E SE SE            
T WIND SPD          12 11  3  3 10  8  8  5 12 10  5  2  2  2  2  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  6  5  2  3 42 37 36  3  6  5  3  2  8 10 10  1            
MAX LVORI            5  6  7  6  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.33 28.39 28.48 28.45 28.49 28.47 28.47 28.39            


Date           10/04Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
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      53      75      57      77      59      78      59      78
TEMP          70 65 58 55 72 67 61 58 74 69 63 60 76 70 64 61 76 67
DEWPT         54 55 53 54 61 62 59 58 64 63 61 60 65 65 61 60 64 63
RH            57 70 83 96 68 84 93100 71 81 93100 69 84 90 97 66 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      10      10      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC IS IS 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