RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 AM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

NCZ003-112000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
402 AM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

Date             Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26            Mon 04/13/26
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                 80          49          78          54          82
TEMP          52 54 71 79 79 70 61 57 53 53 63 74 77 72 64 60 57 57 70 80 81 75
DEWPT         37 42 51 50 50 52 48 46 45 49 52 52 50 52 50 49 48 50 52 52 50 51
MAX/MIN RH                   34          89          38          79          34
RH            56 64 49 36 36 53 62 67 74 86 67 46 39 49 60 67 72 77 53 38 34 43
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  N NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  2  2  2  2  2  5  6  5  2
WIND GUST                                                                 16   
CLOUDS        FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     23 45 47 24 34 25 22 20 42 50 31 30 29 21 34 50 43 48 57 53 55 55
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     6  5 18 12  9  4  3  3  4  9  5  9 12 11  2  3  5  5 14 13 16 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3  6107116 75  2  2  2  2 18 18 42 76  5  1  2  3  7 62 99132  5
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.36 28.34 28.39 28.43 28.48 28.41 28.39 28.36 28.37 28.30


Date          Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26
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       55      87      58      90      60      90      61      90
TEMP          59 59 84 78 62 61 88 81 65 64 87 82 67 64 88 83
DEWPT         49 48 53 55 52 51 51 51 49 51 54 53 53 54 54 54
RH            69 67 34 45 70 70 28 35 56 63 32 37 61 70 31 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0       5       5      10

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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