RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

NCZ003-270800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date           09/26/26      Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            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                 52          74          54          75          53
TEMP          75 67 61 58 55 55 65 71 72 66 61 59 57 57 67 72 74 66 61 58 56 57
DEWPT         49 50 49 49 48 48 52 47 49 47 50 51 50 50 54 57 57 56 55 54 53 53
MIN/MAX RH                   82          43          84          56          94
RH            40 54 65 72 77 77 63 42 44 50 67 75 77 77 63 59 55 70 81 86 90 86
WIND DIR      NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       9  9 10  8 10  9 12 12 12  8  5  4  5  6  9  6  6  4  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                19 17 14 16 19                        
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      1  1  0  9  7  7  6 15 16 29  6 19 26 23 15 24 23 12  8  8  7  6
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD    18 11 11  9  9 10 23 21 21 11 19 11 11 13 19 16 17  9            
DISPERSION       PR FR PR FR             PR PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           55  8  8  6  6  8 59 72 64  8  9  5  5 14 56 79 87  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  4  4  5  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.08 28.04 28.02 27.99 28.01 28.02 28.06 28.06            


Date           09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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       79      57      81      59      83      62      81      63      77
TEMP          76 69 60 58 79 71 62 60 80 73 65 63 79 73 66 64 74 70
DEWPT         59 63 58 57 64 64 58 58 66 67 63 63 68 69 64 63 68 68
RH            56 81 93 96 60 79 87 93 62 81 93100 69 87 93 97 82 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC 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