RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

NCZ003-102000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

Date             Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26            Mon 10/12/26
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                 62          58          69          60          78
TEMP                57 60 61 60 59 61 61 62 65 69 68 66 62 61 61 62 69 76 77 68
DEWPT               56 59 61 60 59 61 61 62 64 66 65 64 61 60 59 59 64 64 64 61
MAX/MIN RH                   60         100          86         100          63
RH                  96 96100100100100100100 97 90 90 93 97 97 93 90 84 66 64 78
WIND DIR            NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             9 11 10 11  9  8  6  6  8  9  6  3  3  3  8 11 14 13  9  4
WIND GUST           21 23 24 26 23 21 20                      21 28 28 24 19   
CLOUDS              B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           87 89 95 95 98 95 96 91 95 80 69 17 44 35 37 28 24 20 10  2
VSBY                 7  5  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  9  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100         100          90           5           0
RAIN                    ?                                                      
RAIN SHWRS          SC  O  O  O  O  O  O SC  O NM SC                           
TSTMS                                    IS                                    
MIX HGT              1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD          19 21 20 17 16 13 11  9 21 17 20 12 10 11 17 24 29 26 18  4
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             VP
ADI                 30 35 32 15 14 12  8 10 39 40 47  6  5  5 12 24 70 89 59  2
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  5  5  5  8  7  4  4  4  6  9  7  5  4  4  1  1  4
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  G  F  G  E  C  D  C  C  F
CEILING              3800   700   600   500   400  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.35 28.27 28.18 28.06 28.02 28.01 28.04 28.06 28.12 28.10


Date          Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
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       57      84      61      81      56      75      55      75
TEMP          59 58 83 73 64 61 78 70 59 57 72 66 58 56 72 65
DEWPT         57 55 63 64 60 58 64 63 57 54 62 61 56 54 61 58
RH            93 90 51 73 87 90 62 78 93 90 71 84 93 93 68 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 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