RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

NCZ003-130800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date           09/12/26      Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            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                 66          87          66          86          61
TEMP                71 70 68 68 79 85 86 79 71 68 67 68 79 83 85 77 67 65 62 61
DEWPT               71 70 68 68 73 71 71 71 68 67 66 66 68 66 65 63 59 59 57 55
MIN/MAX RH                  100          61          97          51          85
RH                 100100100100 82 63 61 77 90 97 97 93 69 57 51 62 75 81 84 81
WIND DIR            SE  N  N  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N
WIND SPD             1  0  0  1  4  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  6  6  5  4  2  1  1  0
CLOUDS              B2 SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           84 49 57 43 20 26 27  8  1 14  8  6 25 31 22 11 19 56 60 48
VSBY                 9  8  4  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          10           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC                                                         
TSTMS                                                                          
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD           3  3  2  4 10  9  9  6  6  4  5 13 18 16 14  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  4 37 52 43  3  3  2  3 14 81 93 85  4            
MAX LVORI           10 10 10  9  3  1  1  4  6  6  8  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.11 28.11 28.14 28.09 28.13 28.15 28.20 28.22            


Date           09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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       81      59      86      60      88      63      88      64      84
TEMP          78 72 61 61 83 75 64 62 85 77 66 64 86 78 68 66 82 76
DEWPT         59 62 57 57 64 65 60 59 62 62 59 60 66 67 64 63 66 66
RH            52 71 87 87 53 71 87 90 46 60 78 87 51 69 87 90 58 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       5       5      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                                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