RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
503 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

NCZ003-020800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
503 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Date           04/01/26      Thu 04/02/26            Fri 04/03/26            Sat
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                 56          79          55          80          57
TEMP             68 65 62 58 58 69 78 79 74 66 61 58 56 68 76 79 73 65 60 57 59
DEWPT            60 58 58 56 57 62 62 60 58 55 53 54 55 59 58 56 56 55 56 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                   99          52          96          46          96
RH               76 78 87 93 96 78 58 52 57 68 75 86 96 73 54 45 55 70 87 96 93
WIND DIR         NW  S  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW
WIND SPD          5  1  0  0  0  2  5  6  3  2  2  2  1  3  5  5  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                13 12                                 
CLOUDS           B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        65 57 47 32 46 46 43 28 28 24 31 49 68 54 42 45 58 48 58 54 65
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          20           5          20           5
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS             IS                      IS IS               
TSTMS            SC                IS                                          
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  1  1  1  1  1  3  6  6  1            
T WIND DIR        S SW SW SW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD       13  8  3  2  1 10 16 17 13 12 14 12 13 12 10 11 10            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  4  2  1  1 30 92108  6  6  7  6 21 51 65 78  5            
MAX LVORI         3  4  6  7  8  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  F  F  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.26 28.29 28.35 28.33 28.35 28.37 28.40 28.34            


Date           04/04Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26
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       80      57      71      39      65      39      64      34      60
TEMP          78 74 64 59 67 62 46 40 63 58 44 41 61 56 40 36 59 54
DEWPT         59 57 57 57 54 44 36 31 31 31 32 33 33 30 28 27 27 28
RH            52 55 78 93 63 52 68 70 30 36 62 73 35 37 62 69 29 36
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      50      80      20       0       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC  O NM IS                                 
TSTMS            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