RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

NCZ003-060900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
232 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date           03/05/26      Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            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
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                 54          78          57          76          58
TEMP          77 70 61 58 55 54 67 76 78 71 64 61 59 57 66 73 75 71 65 63 60 58
DEWPT         55 55 54 54 53 52 58 58 57 58 58 58 58 57 62 61 60 58 58 58 57 56
MIN/MAX RH                   95          49         100          59          92
RH            47 59 78 86 93 93 73 54 48 63 81 90 96100 87 66 60 63 78 84 90 93
WIND DIR      SW  S  S  N  N  N  S SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       5  2  1  0  0  0  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  6  6  3  2  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                                  18 18 13            
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     35 49 38 55 53 68 35 36 45 36 28 37 56 63 66 67 67 68 68 80 73 71
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          20          10          50          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
Obvis                        PF                PF PF                           
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    12 10  9  5  3  2  3  6  5  5  2  4  4  5 10 14 14 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           74  5  4  3  2  2  8 39 34  3  1  2  2  5 24 33 39  5            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  6  7  8  3  1  1  3  5  6  8  9  4  3  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  G  F  F  C  A  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  C  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   700  2000  2100      
STA PRES            28.28 28.30 28.35 28.34 28.36 28.33 28.32 28.25            


Date           03/08Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
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       74      53      74      55      78      58      77      52      64
TEMP          73 65 57 54 71 65 58 56 75 69 62 60 73 71 63 56 57 50
DEWPT         55 53 51 50 51 51 50 52 58 57 57 56 59 56 56 49 38 30
RH            53 65 80 86 49 60 75 86 55 66 84 87 62 59 78 77 49 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           50      20      30      20      30      10      30      50      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS       SC IS IS IS SC          SC SC SC SC SC
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