RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

NCZ003-242100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date             Mon 11/24/25            Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25
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                 60          41          58          51          68
TEMP             37 52 59 59 49 45 43 43 44 51 54 57 56 54 52 54 55 63 67 64 51
DEWPT            34 36 32 35 36 35 37 38 39 46 50 53 54 54 52 54 54 58 52 47 36
MAX/MIN RH                   36          90          83         100          54
RH               89 54 36 40 61 68 79 82 82 83 86 86 93100100100 96 84 59 54 56
WIND DIR         NW  E  S  S  N  N  N  E  E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  1  4  2  0  0  0  1  1  2  4  3  2  2  1  2  2  5  8  9  6
WIND GUST                                                                 19 21
CLOUDS           FW SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        17 28 26 29 53 50 76 82 92 94 94 90 90 87 89 85 77 54 40 18 10
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10  8  4  8 10  1  3  3  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          80          70          20
RAIN                                   S  D  D                                 
RAIN SHWRS                                      O  O NM NM NM NM IS IS         
TSTMS                                                IS IS IS IS               
MIX HGT          <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR        N  N  S  S  S  S SE  S  N  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
T WIND SPD        4  1  5  6  1  1  2  2  1  3  4  3  2  3  2  3 17  5 20 21 18
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               5  2 19 22  1  1  1  1  1  5  6  4  1  2  1  2 13 13 86 86  8
MAX LVORI         6  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  5  5  6  7 10 10 10  5  4  1  1  2
STABILITY         B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  3400  2400   600   500   500   400  None  None
STA PRES            28.35 28.30 28.30 28.25 28.20 28.13 28.09 28.03 28.02 28.02


Date          Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25
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       31      46      24      43      23      45      28      49
TEMP          37 32 45 37 30 25 41 35 26 24 43 37 30 31 46 44
DEWPT         26 21 17 18 16 13 13 14 15 14 17 21 21 22 31 36
RH            64 63 32 46 55 60 31 41 62 65 35 52 69 69 55 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                            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