RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

NCZ003-142100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
731 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date             Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 45          34          49          29          57
TEMP                41 45 44 38 35 34 34 34 44 48 48 42 37 34 32 29 47 55 56 45
DEWPT               26 26 26 25 25 26 27 28 32 31 31 35 33 31 29 29 36 35 35 36
MAX/MIN RH                   46          79          50          98          42
RH                  55 47 49 59 66 72 75 78 62 51 51 76 85 89 88100 65 47 45 70
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  N
WIND SPD            11 11 10  4  4  4  4  4 10  8  8  4  3  3  2  2  1  0  1  0
WIND GUST           23       17 14    14                                       
CLOUDS              SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           26 18  6  3  3  4  3  9 21 21  6  4 12 10 11 11 16  5  0  0
VSBY                10 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  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E NW
T WIND SPD          23 19 16 10 11 12 12 10 17 14 12  9 10 10  9  8  5  4  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 78 74 58  5  5  6  6 11 59 70 56  4  5  5  4  8 18 20 16  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  4  5  1  1  1  4  5  5  6  8  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.10 28.17 28.24 28.28 28.35 28.37 28.43 28.47 28.51 28.48


Date          Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       29      61      30      64      33      68      36      70
TEMP          34 30 59 48 36 32 62 51 38 34 65 53 41 38 67 56
DEWPT         30 28 37 37 31 28 33 34 29 26 33 36 31 28 38 40
RH            85 92 44 65 82 85 33 52 70 72 30 52 67 67 34 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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