RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

NCZ003-130800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date           07/12/26      Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26            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                 63          72          61          79          62
TEMP          74 72 69 67 66 67 70 71 71 69 67 65 64 64 72 76 79 75 68 65 63 67
DEWPT         72 71 69 67 66 67 70 70 70 69 67 65 64 64 68 67 67 68 65 62 61 65
MIN/MAX RH                  100          97         100          66          96
RH            93 97100100100100100 97 97100100100100100 87 74 67 79 90 90 93 93
WIND DIR       E  E  N  N NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD       1  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  4  4  4  0  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS        B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     81 90 87 93 92 96 95 88 82 87 87 83 71 88 52 53 28 26 28 24 23 19
VSBY           9  4  4  4  2  4  4  5  7 10 10  4  4 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          90          50          10           5
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM NM  O NM NM  O NM SC SC SC                                 
TSTMS         SC SC SC IS    IS SC SC SC                                       
Obvis             F  F  F  F                   PF PF                           
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  N NE NE  N  N  E  E  E  S            
T WIND SPD     2  6  9  5  5  6 24 18  9  4  6  4  3  2  9  9  6  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            5  3  4  3  3  9 48 39 21  3  3  2  2  3 30 42 35  1            
MAX LVORI      6  9  9  9  9  8  4  4  5  9  9  9 10  9  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING               600   600   700   700  3200  8100  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.22 28.22 28.28 28.29 28.29 28.30 28.32 28.26            


Date           07/15Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26
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       88      66      92      68      90      66      90      66      88
TEMP          86 83 69 71 90 85 72 72 89 84 70 71 87 83 69 71 86 82
DEWPT         68 72 66 67 69 72 67 68 68 71 65 67 68 70 66 67 69 70
RH            55 70 90 87 50 65 84 87 50 65 84 87 53 65 90 87 57 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       0      10       0      20       5      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS          IS          IS
TSTMS                                    IS          IS          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