RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

NCZ003-112000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1001 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date             Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26
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                 84          66          78          62          75
TEMP                82 82 82 77 72 69 67 68 75 76 73 72 69 67 65 66 69 72 74 72
DEWPT               71 69 69 71 69 68 67 68 72 73 72 71 69 67 65 66 69 70 70 69
MAX/MIN RH                   62         100          87         100          86
RH                  69 65 65 82 90 97100100 90 90 97 97100100100100100 93 87 90
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW  N  W  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             2  5  5  1  1  1  0  0  1  3  2  1  1  1  2  4  4  5  4  2
CLOUDS              OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           90 81 71 69 63 68 85 81 84 92 82 90 90 93 93 87 87 89 79 85
VSBY                 9  9  9  9  9  8  6  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          70          80          90          80
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC NM  O  O  O  O  O  O NM NM SC
TSTMS               IS IS IS SC             SC SC NM SC IS          IS SC SC SC
Obvis                                 PF                                       
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NE SW SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE
T WIND SPD          12 12 21  8  4  5  5  4  2  2  3 11 12  8  6 10 14 12 14 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 50 50 93  4  2  3  3  5  5  9 11  5  6  4  3 15 30 30 36  7
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  5  6  8  9  9  6  5  6  9  9  9  9  5  4  4  4  5
STABILITY            B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    6700  9500  5900  5400  2100   900   600   600   600
STA PRES                  28.15 28.15 28.16 28.21 28.18 28.21 28.18 28.21 28.22


Date          Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
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       62      82      65      89      68      92      68      90
TEMP          65 66 79 77 68 70 86 83 70 72 89 85 71 72 88 84
DEWPT         65 66 69 70 65 67 69 72 66 69 69 72 67 68 69 71
RH           100100 72 79 90 90 57 70 87 90 52 65 87 87 54 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1
POP 12HR           50      30       5      20       5      20       5      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC          IS          IS          SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC          IS          IS          SC

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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