RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

NCZ003-032000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
501 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                 73          58          70          59          73
TEMP             65 69 70 68 64 61 59 58 59 63 67 68 67 64 63 61 59 65 72 71 63
DEWPT            65 68 67 66 63 61 59 58 59 63 67 68 66 64 63 61 59 60 57 56 54
MAX/MIN RH                   89         100          98         100          56
RH              100 97 90 93 97100100100100100100100 97100100100100 84 59 59 72
WIND DIR          E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N SE  S  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          1  4  5  4  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  2  5  8  6  6  5
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        92100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100 74 43 20  9  6
VSBY              7  8  9  7  6  4  5  3  3  4  5  6  6  2 10 10               
POP 12HR                     50          50          60          10           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC IS                           
TSTMS                  IS IS                                                   
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  1 <1  1  1  1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR       SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SW  S  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD        4 19 13 10 10 10  8  4  3  2  1  1  2  1  3  9 11 16 11 10  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               4 32 24 15  9  9  7  4  4  3  2  1  2  1  2  4 12 42 48 49  3
MAX LVORI         9  4  4  5  8  8  8  9  9  9 10 10  9 10 10  9  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               600   900   700   600   600  1000   600 21100  None  None
STA PRES            28.24 28.25 28.27 28.24 28.24 28.19 28.18 28.17 28.22 28.20


Date          Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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       50      65      45      71      49      77      51      77
TEMP          53 51 65 59 49 47 68 60 51 50 75 66 54 52 75 66
DEWPT         49 47 50 50 45 42 51 53 48 46 53 55 50 47 53 54
RH            86 86 58 72 86 83 54 78 89 86 46 68 86 83 46 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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