RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

NCZ003-140800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

Date           04/12/26      Mon 04/13/26            Tue 04/14/26            Wed
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                 54          83          55          87          58
TEMP                      57 57 72 81 80 73 65 60 57 59 77 85 84 77 68 62 59 61
DEWPT                     48 50 51 50 51 52 51 49 48 48 53 54 55 56 55 53 49 49
MIN/MAX RH                   78          33          73          34          73
RH                        72 77 48 34 36 48 60 67 72 67 43 35 37 48 63 72 69 65
WIND DIR                   S  S SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  5  5  5  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 54 50 50 50 82 45 21 19 32 33 35 30 48 25 16 23 29 32
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          10          10           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  8  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W SW SW  S SW  W NW NW
T WIND SPD                 9  6 12 13 14  5  2  2  3  3  9  9 11  8  4  2  3  4
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        4  7 54123 64  3  1  1  2  3 46 73 67  4  2  1  2  4
MAX LVORI                  3  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3
STABILITY                  F  A  A  A  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  5000  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.35 28.35 28.32 28.29 28.26 28.26 28.20 28.20 28.17


Date           04/15Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26
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       90      58      88      58      89      57      91      57      78
TEMP          87 81 63 61 86 81 66 62 86 79 63 61 89 83 67 62 75 67
DEWPT         52 52 51 51 51 50 50 54 51 51 50 50 52 52 51 51 46 42
RH            30 37 65 70 30 34 56 75 30 38 62 67 28 34 56 67 36 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10       5       0      10      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS SC SC

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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