RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

NCZ003-160800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date           10/14/26      Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            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                 64          84          61          84          48
TEMP                      65 66 75 81 82 74 68 65 63 62 75 82 81 68 60 54 51 49
DEWPT                     62 62 69 69 69 67 65 64 62 61 68 66 65 62 54 48 45 44
MIN/MAX RH                   92          64          97          56          83
RH                        90 87 82 67 65 79 90 97 97 97 79 58 58 81 81 80 80 83
WIND DIR                   N NW  E SE SE  E  N  N  N  N SW SW SW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD                   0  2  3  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  3  6  6 11 14 13 12 12
WIND GUST                                                           29 29 31 28
CLOUDS                    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 36 45 37 43 50 35 44 47 40 52 22 20 40 46 47 64 56 53
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  6  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20           5          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS                         IS       IS IS IS
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  2            
T WIND DIR                NW NW SE  S SE  E SE SE  S  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD                 4  3  3  8  8  6  4  2  3  4 12 13 14 14            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             FR GD FR FR   
ADI                        2  3  6 31 15  3  2  1  2  4 32 73 61 20            
MAX LVORI                  6  6  4  3  3  6  8  8 10  7  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  F  G  A  B  B  B  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.20 28.22 28.18 28.17 28.11 28.05 27.95            


Date           10/17Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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       58      37      58      38      63      44      68      46      69
TEMP          57 49 41 37 55 48 41 40 61 54 48 46 66 58 50 47 67 59
DEWPT         43 38 34 30 35 37 33 34 47 48 44 42 51 51 47 44 53 53
RH            59 66 76 75 47 65 73 79 60 80 86 86 58 77 89 89 61 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20      10      20       5       5       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS          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