RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

NCZ003-252000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
831 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

Date             Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26            Thu 08/27/26
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                 82          60          83          65          83
TEMP                72 78 81 73 67 65 63 64 77 82 81 74 70 67 66 68 77 82 80 74
DEWPT               54 57 59 59 57 57 55 58 66 69 71 70 68 67 66 67 72 72 73 71
MAX/MIN RH                   48          84          65         100          71
RH                  53 48 47 62 70 75 75 81 69 65 72 87 93100100 97 85 72 79 90
WIND DIR             E SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  N
WIND SPD             1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  6  4  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            5  3  3 10 24  9 10 18 25 47 69 63 63 46 57 58 54 73 73 64
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          30          40          60
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC SC       SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC SC IS             SC SC IS
MIX HGT              3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NE  N  S SE  N  N  N  N  S SW  S  S  S SW  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           5  0  1  2  2  2  2  1 11 11 12  9  3  2  3  9 10  9 11  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22  0  6  1  1  1  1  1 41 45 42  4  2  1  2 10 27 47 34  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  4  4  5  3  1  3  5  7 10 10  8  4  3  3  6
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  2900  2100  None   500  1700
STA PRES            28.23 28.19 28.21 28.21 28.22 28.18 28.17 28.14 28.15 28.10


Date          Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26
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       65      84      64      83      65      85      67      89
TEMP          68 68 83 75 66 66 81 76 68 68 82 78 69 69 86 81
DEWPT         67 67 70 70 66 66 70 70 67 67 71 70 67 67 70 70
RH            97 97 65 84100100 69 82 97 97 69 76 93 93 59 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      60      20      40      10      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS NM IS       SC          IS            
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS       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