RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

Date           09/06/26      Mon 09/07/26            Tue 09/08/26            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                 63          76          60          81          61
TEMP          79 75 70 67 65 65 71 75 75 73 67 64 62 62 72 78 80 74 66 63 61 64
DEWPT         73 69 67 65 64 64 66 65 65 64 62 60 60 61 65 65 66 65 63 60 59 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          71          98          62          94
RH            82 82 90 93 97 97 84 71 71 73 84 87 93 97 79 64 62 74 90 90 93 90
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N SE SE  S  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       8  4  4  3  3  3  5  5  4  1  0  0  0  0  3  4  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     88 82 77 78 69 53 59 49 45 16 28 42 48 45 34 27 18 12 12 22 23 29
VSBY          10 10  9  9  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30          10           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS SC IS                                                   
TSTMS         SC                                                               
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  W  W  N  E  E  E SE  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD    11 14 11 11 10  9 13  8  1  2  2  2  3  4  6  5  4  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           28 10  8  5  5 10 39 37  6  1  1  1  2  4 24 29 23  1            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  6  7  8  4  3  3  3  6  6  7  7  3  3  2  3            
STABILITY      C  E  E  F  F  B  C  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        2000  3500  3700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.06 28.13 28.18 28.25 28.26 28.30 28.35 28.41 28.38            


Date           09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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       85      64      88      65      85      62      84      64      86
TEMP          83 79 68 67 86 79 68 67 82 76 65 65 81 76 68 66 84 78
DEWPT         68 68 65 65 69 70 67 66 68 68 64 64 69 69 65 65 69 68
RH            61 69 90 93 57 74 97 97 63 76 97 97 67 79 90 97 61 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      40      20      50      20      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS       SC
TSTMS                        SC IS       SC          SC          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