RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

NCZ003-110800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
232 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

Date           03/09/26      Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26            Thu
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                 54          78          57          83          51
TEMP                      56 55 69 76 77 70 65 61 59 59 70 80 82 75 70 67 62 52
DEWPT                     45 48 55 56 58 59 58 58 57 58 62 62 60 57 56 56 54 46
MIN/MAX RH                   75          49          96          47          81
RH                        66 77 61 50 52 68 78 90 93 96 76 54 47 54 61 68 75 80
WIND DIR                  NW  W  S SW SW SW  N  N  N  N  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD                   1  1  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  2  6  6  4  4  4  6 11
WIND GUST                                                  17 18 17 18 17 21 29
CLOUDS                    SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                 32 31 16 30 32 24 19 33 59 55 65 51 58 68 68 79 92 94
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          30          10          20          80
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS                   IS IS       SC NM NM
TSTMS                              IS                                          
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  8  2  1  1  2  2
T WIND DIR                NW NW  W SW  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD                 3  4  6  8 12  8  9  6  3  2  6 16 21 10  9  6  5 29
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                        2  4 20 49 80  4  4  3  2  2 10 52 78  7  6  5  4 57
MAX LVORI                  3  4  2  1  1  3  4  6  8  8  4  1  1  2  3  3  4  3
STABILITY                  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  C  D  D  E  E  E  E  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None     0     0     0     0
STA PRES                  28.20 28.23 28.19 28.20 28.14 28.12 28.04 28.02 27.97


Date           03/12Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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       52      30      60      40      68      45      68      45      54
TEMP          48 45 35 32 55 53 45 41 65 59 50 46 64 64 57 47 49 41
DEWPT         30 22 22 22 23 30 33 34 39 40 41 43 52 54 52 40 28 20
RH            49 40 59 66 29 41 62 76 38 49 71 89 65 70 83 76 44 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1
POP 12HR           70       0       0       0       0       5      30      60      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM                                     SC SC NM SC 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