RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

NCZ003-200900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
501 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

Date           01/19/26      Tue 01/20/26            Wed 01/21/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 15          35          16          43          27
TEMP             31 26 21 18 16 25 33 34 26 22 20 18 18 29 40 43 36 32 31 31 33
DEWPT             9  6  3  0 -2 -5 -9 -5  2  3  3  4  4  5 12 17 18 19 21 25 28
MIN/MAX RH                   45          19          55          32          82
RH               39 42 45 44 44 26 15 18 35 43 47 53 53 35 31 35 47 58 66 78 82
WIND DIR         SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD          3  2  2  2  2  4  5  3  0  0  0  0  1  2  6  5  2  1  1  1  2
WIND GUST        14 14       12                            17 16               
CLOUDS           FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)        14 31 10  8  6  5  5  6  6  5  6  9 10  8 18 27 45 53 65 75 62
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN                                                                          S
MIX HGT           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  W  W NW  W NW SE SE  S SW  S SW            
T WIND SPD       18 19 14 13 13 16 16 13  6  2  1  1  2 16 18 16  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               8  9  7  6 19 48 61 69  3  1  1  1  2 47 61 50  4            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.24 28.30 28.40 28.41 28.47 28.45 28.44 28.33            


Date           01/22Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       52      28      43      21      30      14      29       9      33
TEMP          49 43 33 29 41 35 29 22 27 23 18 15 26 24 15  9 29 24
DEWPT         31 29 27 24 23 20 16 13 14 13 11 10 13 11  6  4 12 12
RH            50 57 78 81 48 54 58 68 57 65 73 80 57 57 67 80 48 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           20      20      30      40      60      60      50      20      10
RAIN           S        S  C  S                                    
SNOW                       C     S  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  S  S      

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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