RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

NCZ003-192000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
731 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

Date             Thu 03/19/26            Fri 03/20/26            Sat 03/21/26
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                 60          37          69          49          76
TEMP             33 46 56 60 53 46 42 40 40 57 66 69 62 54 53 52 52 63 73 75 67
DEWPT            23 30 34 36 37 38 37 36 36 42 43 43 44 44 45 47 48 53 53 51 52
MAX/MIN RH                   40          90          39          87          43
RH               66 53 43 41 54 73 82 85 85 57 43 39 52 69 74 83 86 70 49 43 59
WIND DIR          N  N SW NW  N NW NW NW NW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          0  0  2  2  0  1  1  1  1  1  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  3  1
WIND GUST                                         14                           
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 SC CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        48 40 69 36  5  6  5  7 14 45 45 61 53 55 62 61 71 70 72 34 14
VSBY             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           5          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS                     
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W NW NW  S  W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        2  6  9  6  3  2  3  4  4 11 16 19  9  8  8  5  4 17 16 14  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               2 18 45 37  2  1  2  2  4 30 89 79  4  4  4  3  4 48 65 91  3
MAX LVORI         3  2  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         C  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  5700  2900  2600  None
STA PRES            28.28 28.23 28.26 28.22 28.20 28.08 28.02 27.95 27.99 27.96


Date          Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26
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       51      81      54      71      34      59      35      65
TEMP          56 52 78 70 59 57 67 57 41 35 55 52 40 37 62 58
DEWPT         50 48 52 53 51 51 47 34 27 24 24 27 28 29 38 39
RH            80 86 40 55 75 80 49 42 57 64 30 38 62 72 41 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      30      10       5      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS 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