RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
502 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

NCZ003-100800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
502 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date           04/09/26      Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            Sun
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                 40          77          49          80          51
TEMP             56 48 44 42 44 64 74 76 67 57 53 50 53 71 79 78 69 62 56 52 53
DEWPT            27 27 27 28 30 36 40 40 42 41 39 38 41 47 49 51 52 49 48 47 47
MIN/MAX RH                   59          27          67          35          85
RH               32 44 51 57 57 35 29 27 40 55 59 63 64 42 35 39 55 62 74 83 80
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N NW  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E
WIND SPD          0  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS           FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         8  3  5  5  4  5  5  6 13 11 14 18 38 39 35 37 40 36 22 28 32
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE  N NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        4  0  2  2  2  4  4  6  4  3  5  5  6  9  9  8  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  0  1  1  2 14 29 50  2  2  3  3  7 46 72 52  1            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.47 28.42 28.43 28.35 28.36 28.34 28.40 28.38            


Date           04/12Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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      53      80      54      87      57      89      59      87
TEMP          76 73 60 56 78 74 60 58 84 79 63 60 86 81 65 62 84 78
DEWPT         51 47 46 47 49 48 48 48 54 54 52 52 54 52 51 52 54 54
RH            42 40 60 72 36 40 64 69 36 42 67 75 34 37 60 70 36 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       0       5       0      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS
TSTMS                                                            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