RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

NCZ003-160800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

Date           08/14/26      Sat 08/15/26            Sun 08/16/26            Mon
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                 71          88          71          90          72
TEMP                      72 73 84 88 85 80 75 72 71 73 83 88 88 82 76 74 72 74
DEWPT                     70 72 75 75 76 76 73 72 71 72 75 74 74 74 72 70 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                   95          64          99          61          89
RH                        93 97 74 66 75 88 94100100 97 77 63 63 77 87 87 87 87
WIND DIR                  NW  N SE  W NW  N  N  N  N  N SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                   1  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  3  1  1  1  2  3
CLOUDS                    FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)                 24 37 37 59 56 45 40 40 47 44 25 43 45  3 11 21 20 31
VSBY                      10  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          40          30          40           5
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC       IS IS    IS SC IS               
TSTMS                              IS IS       IS IS    IS IS IS               
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW  N  N NW NW  S NE NE  E  E  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD                 6  5  6  9  8  1  1  2  2  1 10 13 11  3  4  4  5  9
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  6 24 42 27  1  1  1  1  1 42102 70  2  2  2  3  9
MAX LVORI                  6  6  3  1  3  6  9 10 10  8  3  1  1  4  6  6  6  5
STABILITY                  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  3500  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.24 28.27 28.22 28.22 28.19 28.17 28.09 28.07 28.06


Date           08/17Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
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       92      70      89      67      90      70      90      66      85
TEMP          90 81 72 72 87 81 69 70 87 82 71 72 89 77 68 68 83 74
DEWPT         72 72 70 69 68 68 64 65 69 70 67 68 70 69 66 65 67 67
RH            56 74 93 90 53 65 84 84 55 67 87 87 54 76 93 90 59 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      10      10       5      10       5      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC IS    SC
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