RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

NCZ003-290800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

Date           08/28/26      Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26            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                 64          83          67          86          67
TEMP          81 75 69 67 65 66 75 80 80 74 69 68 67 68 76 83 85 78 71 69 67 68
DEWPT         70 69 67 66 64 65 70 70 71 71 69 68 67 68 72 71 72 71 70 68 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   98          70         100          64          98
RH            69 82 93 97 97 97 84 72 74 90100100100100 87 67 65 79 97 97 97 97
WIND DIR       E  N  N  N  N  N  E  E SE  E  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD       2  0  1  1  1  1  4  5  4  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     61 48 27 47 51 52 62 72 42 33 35 66 78 62 51 34 32 38 33 20 22 26
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          30          20          10           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC                   SC    IS IS                                 
TSTMS         SC                   SC                                          
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     N SE SE  N  N  N  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD     6  2  1  4  3  4  5  8  8  9  9  3  4  8  8  8  9  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           29  1  1  2  2  5 16 29 35  4  4  2  2  8 23 42 45  3            
MAX LVORI      3  5  8  8  8  9  4  3  3  6  9 10  9  8  4  1  1  4            
STABILITY      B  F  G  F  F  B  C  C  A  G  G  F  F  B  B  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None   700  None  None  1000  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.15 28.21 28.25 28.30 28.27 28.30 28.30 28.31 28.25            


Date           08/31Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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       90      69      93      71      93      71      92      70      91
TEMP          89 82 72 71 90 83 74 73 90 83 73 73 89 82 72 73 88 81
DEWPT         68 70 67 67 68 70 68 67 69 71 68 68 69 71 68 67 69 70
RH            50 67 84 87 49 65 82 81 50 67 84 84 52 69 87 81 54 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5       0      10       5      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC          SC
TSTMS                                                SC          IS

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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