RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

NCZ003-042100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
331 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date             Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26
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                 69          60          74          57          73
TEMP          54 51 60 65 68 65 64 63 62 62 67 71 73 67 62 60 58 57 64 70 72 62
DEWPT         53 51 58 61 64 63 62 63 62 62 67 68 68 65 62 60 58 56 59 56 54 52
MAX/MIN RH                   85         100          85         100          54
RH            96100 93 87 87 93 93100100100100 90 84 93100100100 96 84 61 53 70
WIND DIR       N  N  E SE  E  N  N  S  S SE  S  S  S  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       0  0  1  2  2  0  0  3  3  1  3  4  4  0  0  0  0  2  3  2  4  3
CLOUDS        SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     29 69 84 90 89 86 95 96 99 96 87 67 45 59 65 72 73 67 65 43 18  6
VSBY           8  3  9 10  9  7  6  5  5  1  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          80          20          30          20
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC NM  O SC IS          IS IS SC SC IS IS         
Obvis         PF PF                   PF PF                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     5  5 10 11 10  5  8 11 10  8  9 10  9  4  4  4  5  8  8  9  8  9
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3  4 19 21 19  3  4  5  5  6 13 20 25  2  2  2  3  6 12 45 32  4
MAX LVORI      8  9  5  4  4  6  8  9  9  8  5  5  4  6  9  9  9  8  4  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  G
CEILING               600  1300   500   500   500  None  1200  3500  3500  None
STA PRES            28.21 28.11 28.08 28.07 28.07 28.04 28.05 28.01 27.99 27.96


Date          Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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       45      63      36      64      36      64      36      68
TEMP          51 46 62 50 42 38 61 50 42 38 62 52 41 38 66 55
DEWPT         46 43 43 42 38 36 39 40 35 33 34 38 33 31 37 40
RH            83 89 50 74 86 92 44 68 76 82 35 59 73 76 34 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       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