RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

NCZ003-022000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1101 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

Date             Wed 09/02/26            Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26
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                 93          72          93          72          94
TEMP                   92 92 83 78 75 73 74 89 93 91 84 78 75 72 74 90 94 90 82
DEWPT                  70 71 71 69 68 67 68 71 70 72 72 70 69 68 69 72 71 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   49          81          48          87          47
RH                     49 51 67 74 79 81 82 56 47 54 67 76 82 87 84 56 47 56 72
WIND DIR                S  S  N NW NW NW NW  N  S  S SW  W  N NW NW NW  W  W NW
WIND SPD                3  4  0  1  1  1  1  0  2  3  1  1  0  1  2  1  3  3  1
CLOUDS                 CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)               4 13  8  9  5  5  2  2 20 20 10 10 10 10 43 43 53 53 31
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          10          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC   
MIX HGT                 6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW  S  W NW NW NW  N  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  N
T WIND SPD              4  2  3  2  3  4  4  4  3  2  3  4  3  3  3  9  8  9 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    35 16  2  1  2  2  4 24 28 15  2  2  2  2  3 53 59 45  7
MAX LVORI               1  2  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.18 28.19 28.18 28.21 28.15 28.15 28.15 28.17 28.10


Date          Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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       71      91      66      82      63      81      62      85
TEMP          74 73 90 81 70 68 79 76 67 65 78 74 66 64 82 78
DEWPT         69 69 70 70 68 66 68 67 65 63 67 66 63 63 67 66
RH            84 87 52 69 93 93 69 74 93 93 69 76 90 97 61 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      40      20      40      30      30       5      20
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS    IS SC SC IS SC IS          IS
TSTMS                  SC IS       IS 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