RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

NCZ003-010800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Date           10/31/26      Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue
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                 47          60          46          65          46
TEMP          61 55 52 50 49 47 55 60 60 55 52 51 50 46 56 62 65 57 50 48 47 48
DEWPT         40 40 40 40 39 39 41 40 40 40 40 40 39 42 48 48 49 49 46 45 45 47
MIN/MAX RH                   74          47          90          54          97
RH            46 57 63 68 68 74 59 47 47 57 63 66 66 86 74 60 56 75 86 89 93 96
WIND DIR      SE  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  E  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     81 85 94 93 92 80 84 73 58 80 89 85 70 60 77 45 24 26 20 27 32 46
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           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E NE NE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD     4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  3  4  5  5  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            9  2  2  2  2  4 15 15 13  2  2  2  2  3  8 15 15  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  6  3  2  2  4            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  G            
CEILING             12100 12100  9100  8200  7300  8100  8200  None  None      
STA PRES            28.52 28.54 28.56  28.5 28.50 28.48 28.47 28.40            


Date           11/03Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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       70      53      70      58      71      56      71      50      69
TEMP          67 60 54 55 67 64 60 59 69 64 59 57 69 62 54 50 66 58
DEWPT         57 57 54 55 64 63 60 59 66 63 59 57 61 58 52 50 54 52
RH            70 90100100 90 97100100 90 97100100 76 87 93100 65 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      50      60      70      50      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC 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