RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

NCZ003-192100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

Date             Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25            Fri 11/21/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 69          46          62          50          69
TEMP                59 65 65 58 54 52 49 47 54 61 64 57 52 51 51 52 59 67 68 63
DEWPT               53 54 53 54 52 50 48 46 49 51 51 51 50 49 50 50 55 57 58 57
MAX/MIN RH                   64          99          63          95          68
RH                  80 68 65 86 93 93 96 96 83 70 63 80 93 93 96 93 87 70 70 81
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             1  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  3  1
CLOUDS              SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)           42 51 42 49 63 87 80 84 70 54 53 71 76 88 94 92 83 79 78 88
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5           0          30          30
RAIN                                                        C  C  C  C  S  S  C
MIX HGT              1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW SE  S SE  S  S SW  S SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           3  6  3  1  1  4  5  4  4  4  3  2  1  2  3  5  6  6  5  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  6 29  9  1  1  2  3  4  8 12  7  1  1  1  2  4  8 15 10  2
MAX LVORI            4  2  3  6  9  8  8  7  4  3  3  5  8  8  7  6  5  3  3  5
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  1600   900   600  1000   600   500   500   500
STA PRES            28.16 28.18 28.22 28.22 28.24 28.20 28.19 28.14 28.12 28.05


Date          Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       54      72      48      67      43      67      45      62
TEMP          58 55 71 60 53 49 66 55 49 44 66 54 47 45 59 55
DEWPT         55 53 57 55 50 48 49 48 44 42 44 44 42 40 42 43
RH            90 93 61 84 89 96 54 77 83 93 45 69 83 82 53 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           60      30      20      10      10      10      20      30
RAIN           C  L  C  S  S  S                       S  S  C

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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