RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
902 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

NCZ003-060800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
902 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

Date           04/05/26      Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            Wed
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                 38          66          40          62          34
TEMP                50 45 41 40 53 64 66 60 49 46 43 41 55 61 62 56 46 41 37 35
DEWPT               40 34 31 29 32 32 33 34 35 35 34 32 34 30 25 28 25 24 21 21
MIN/MAX RH                   70          29          76          24          58
RH                  68 65 67 64 44 30 29 37 58 65 70 70 45 31 24 34 43 50 52 56
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
WIND SPD             8  6  5  4  4  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST           23 24 21 17                                                
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           12 24 17 17 31 16 14 21 29 19 17 10  9 17 14 16 20 19 18 23
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1 <1  1  1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N            
T WIND SPD          19 14 12 19 17 18 20 12  5  5  6  8 12 10  9  3            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  9  7  6 37 70133168  6  3  3  3 13 67 73 66  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.21 28.26 28.21 28.25 28.30 28.38 28.39            


Date           04/08Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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       59      34      66      44      75      47      81      51      82
TEMP          56 54 40 37 62 59 49 47 71 67 52 52 80 72 58 53 79 72
DEWPT         25 30 30 30 40 42 42 44 48 47 45 46 51 50 49 49 53 52
RH            30 40 67 75 44 53 77 89 44 49 77 80 36 46 72 86 41 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10       5       5      10       5       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