RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

NCZ003-102000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

Date             Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26
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                 78          49          81          50          80
TEMP          42 43 64 74 77 69 57 54 52 53 72 79 78 70 62 56 52 53 64 76 79 73
DEWPT         29 32 35 39 39 42 41 38 39 42 51 51 51 53 50 49 48 48 53 53 50 49
MAX/MIN RH                   26          70          36          87          37
RH            60 65 34 28 25 37 55 54 61 66 48 38 39 55 65 77 86 83 67 45 36 43
WIND DIR       N NW  S  S  S SW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       0  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  2
WIND GUST                                                                    12
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      0  0  0  0  6  5  9 13  6 36 31 30 30 27 18 20 24 34 23 21 29 27
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           5           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  5  8 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W  W SW  S  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  E  E  E  E  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     3  3  4  3  6  5  3  5  6  5 14  9  4  1  1  1  2  6  5 16 18 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  3 14 24 56  3  2  3  3  6 79 77 37  1  1  1  1 13 17 97168  5
MAX LVORI      3  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  6  4  3  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.41 28.34 28.35 28.34 28.38 28.34 28.38 28.39 28.44 28.36


Date          Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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       54      81      54      87      57      89      59      88
TEMP          60 57 78 74 59 58 84 78 64 61 86 82 65 62 86 79
DEWPT         48 49 51 50 49 49 54 55 53 52 55 52 52 53 53 53
RH            64 75 39 43 69 72 36 45 67 72 35 35 63 72 32 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       5       5      10

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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