RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

NCZ003-090800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

Date           09/08/26      Wed 09/09/26            Thu 09/10/26            Fri
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                 60          86          63          90          66
TEMP          80 74 66 63 61 62 76 83 85 78 69 67 64 65 81 87 89 81 72 69 67 69
DEWPT         64 64 62 60 58 59 64 64 65 65 63 61 59 60 66 66 67 67 65 65 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                   92          51          85          48          93
RH            58 71 87 90 90 90 66 53 51 64 81 81 84 84 60 50 48 63 79 87 90 90
WIND DIR       S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD       4  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  5  2  1  1  1  1  3  5  6  3  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS        SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     35 14 29 31 19 23 20 29 21  8 20 10  2  1  5 16 16 10 17 30 31 56
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW NW  W  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD     5  2  2  2  2  1  8  9 11  5  4  5  4  3 11 10  6  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           30  1  1  1  1  1 23 53 58  3  2  3  2  3 53 77 47  3            
MAX LVORI      2  3  6  6  7  6  3  1  1  3  5  5  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.38 28.37 28.39 28.31 28.27 28.24 28.21 28.11            


Date           09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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       87      65      83      66      86      66      87      65      86
TEMP          85 77 68 67 79 76 69 68 82 78 69 68 84 78 68 67 83 78
DEWPT         70 71 68 67 73 72 69 68 72 72 68 67 70 69 65 65 70 70
RH            61 82100100 82 87100100 72 82 97 97 63 74 90 93 65 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           70      50      80      40      40      10      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC IS SC  O SC       SC          SC          SC
TSTMS            SC IS       SC IS       SC          SC          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