RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

NCZ003-242000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 83          58          84          62          85
TEMP             62 75 81 81 73 66 61 58 60 73 81 82 74 68 64 63 66 76 82 84 77
DEWPT            57 59 57 58 58 57 55 54 53 56 57 59 61 59 58 56 59 65 67 68 67
MAX/MIN RH                   43          85          43          81          58
RH               84 58 44 46 59 73 81 86 78 55 44 46 64 73 81 78 78 69 61 59 71
WIND DIR          N NW  W NW NW  N  N NW NW  N  S  S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          0  2  2  4  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  3  6  5  1
CLOUDS           FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        15  4 17 35 18 13 16 20 15 19 23 31 28 17 17 20 23 41 51 51 57
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT          <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  S SW NW NW NW  S SW  S SW
T WIND SPD        3 11  6  8  5  5  5  5  5  3  3  4  2  1  2  2  1 10 11  9  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               3 64 53 46  3  3  3  3  6 13 22 30  1  1  1  1  1 36 49 34  4
MAX LVORI         5  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.15 28.13 28.18 28.19 28.23 28.19 28.21 28.19 28.22 28.17


Date          Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       65      85      64      85      65      86      66      86
TEMP          68 68 83 75 68 67 81 77 67 67 83 78 68 68 83 79
DEWPT         66 67 70 71 67 66 70 70 66 65 69 70 67 67 70 70
RH            93 97 65 87 97 97 69 79 97 93 63 76 97 97 65 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      70      30      50      20      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC    IS SC IS       SC          IS
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS       SC IS       IS          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