RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

NCZ003-080800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

Date           07/07/26      Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri
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                 66          87          66          88          66
TEMP          82 79 73 70 68 71 83 84 82 79 72 70 68 70 81 84 86 82 72 68 67 72
DEWPT         75 74 72 69 68 70 74 74 74 74 72 69 67 70 73 72 72 72 69 67 66 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          67         100          64          97
RH            79 85 97 97100 97 74 72 77 85100 97 97100 77 67 63 72 90 97 97 87
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N NW NW  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W
WIND SPD       0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  5  4  1  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     70 65 56 33 14 20  6 80 76 66 66 38 54 40 40 71 71 29 19 10  6 16
VSBY          10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10
POP 12HR                     20          70          60          60           0
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS                NM NM SC SC       IS IS NM NM               
TSTMS         NM IS                SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  W  N  N  N  N  N SW  S  S SE  W  N NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     4  2  8  5  4  6  4  1  4  4  3  4  2  6 11 10 12 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           17  1  4  3  2  7 23  6 13  2  2  2  1  7 55 43 49  5            
MAX LVORI      3  5  8  8  9  6  3  3  4  5  8  8 10  8  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  G  F  A  A  C  C  G            
CEILING        3200  None  None  None  3700  None  None  None  4200  None      
STA PRES      28.10 28.13 28.15 28.17 28.13 28.12 28.10 28.11 28.07            


Date           07/10Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       89      68      85      65      81      64      83      63      88
TEMP          87 82 71 71 82 79 68 70 79 76 67 68 80 77 66 68 86 82
DEWPT         70 71 67 69 72 71 67 68 70 70 66 67 69 69 64 65 66 69
RH            57 69 87 93 72 77 97 93 74 82 97 97 69 76 93 90 51 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20      60      30      70      40      40      20      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS    IS NM SC SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS         
TSTMS            IS       IS SC SC    IS SC SC       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