RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

NCZ003-230800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

Date           03/21/26      Sun 03/22/26            Mon 03/23/26            Tue
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                 55          84          58          68          35
TEMP                   59 59 59 72 82 83 74 68 66 65 62 65 67 63 55 48 43 39 36
DEWPT                  53 53 53 58 55 53 55 55 55 55 56 52 43 35 30 28 27 27 26
MIN/MAX RH                   91          34          82          34          67
RH                     80 80 80 61 40 36 51 63 68 70 81 63 42 35 38 46 53 62 67
WIND DIR               NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  1  2  2  4  5  2  2  2  4  6 10 10  9  5  3  2  1  1
WIND GUST                                      12 19 21 23 20 20 18 16         
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              11 19 25  4 16 15 21  8 20 77 77 57 31 24 19 45 53 46 36
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20           0          10           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  6  7 <1  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  2  2  2 <1 <1
T WIND DIR              W NW NW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E
T WIND SPD              3  4  4 13 12 16  8  6  8 10 10 18 26 25 21 16 11  8  8
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  5 42 86120  4  3  4  7 16 42 92 92 10  7  5  4  8
MAX LVORI               5  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3
STABILITY               G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  E  D  D  C  C  F  F  F  F  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None     0  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.98 28.01 27.93 27.90 27.89 28.00 28.15 28.27 28.35


Date           03/24Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26
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      66      46      76      56      73      37      59
TEMP          55 52 40 40 64 61 51 48 70 70 61 57 71 58 45 38 55 51
DEWPT         26 29 28 31 38 43 44 45 53 54 52 51 50 40 36 31 30 27
RH            32 41 62 70 38 51 77 89 55 57 72 80 47 51 70 76 38 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10      20      20      40      50      20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS       IS IS SC SC SC 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