RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

NCZ003-160800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date           10/15/26      Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26            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                 62          84          47          58          36
TEMP          83 73 68 65 63 62 75 82 81 68 58 53 49 47 52 55 56 48 44 41 38 37
DEWPT         71 70 67 65 63 62 68 67 66 63 52 46 44 42 44 41 39 36 34 32 30 29
MIN/MAX RH                  100          58          84          53          75
RH            67 90 97100100100 79 61 60 84 80 77 83 83 74 59 53 63 68 70 73 72
WIND DIR      SE SE  N  N  N  N  S SW SW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  1  0  0  0  0  3  6  5 10 16 13 12 12 14 13 12  8  6  3  2  2
WIND GUST                                24 29 28 28 27 28 24 24 19            
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     31 31 33 38 40 28 24 18 23 45 36 56 53 43 35 18 17  9  5  4  5  4
VSBY          10 10 10  9  7  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          10          20          10           5
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  1  2  2  2  3  4  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     S SE SE SE SW  W SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD     6  3  3  2  1  2  8 16 19 26 36 34 27 34 32 28 25 17            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             FR GD FR FR             PR PR VP VP   
ADI           13  2  2  1  1  2 18 81 67 24 49 46 37108 90114 98 12            
MAX LVORI      3  7 10 10 10  9  3  1  1  4  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  D  D  D  D  C  D  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.17 28.12 28.06 27.97 28.06 28.15 28.32 28.41            


Date           10/18Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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       59      38      64      43      70      46      71      46      70
TEMP          57 48 41 39 62 54 46 44 67 59 50 47 68 60 50 47 68 60
DEWPT         34 36 32 32 45 46 42 41 50 51 46 44 51 52 47 45 54 54
RH            42 63 70 76 54 74 86 89 54 75 86 89 54 75 89 93 61 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       0       0       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