RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

NCZ003-230900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Date           11/22/25      Sun 11/23/25            Mon 11/24/25            Tue
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                 43          66          36          61          40
TEMP             59 53 51 46 43 57 65 63 51 45 41 39 36 53 60 59 49 44 42 41 43
DEWPT            52 51 48 45 42 43 40 42 41 39 37 34 31 34 29 32 33 32 34 35 36
MIN/MAX RH                   97          40          86          30          77
RH               78 93 89 96 96 59 40 46 68 79 85 82 82 48 31 36 54 62 73 79 76
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE  S  S  S  N  N  S  S
WIND SPD          2  2  1  1  2  5  9  8  2  2  1  2  1  1  4  3  1  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        20 18 23 18  9  8  7  5  7  3  4  7 11 13 25 34 49 56 71 87 81
VSBY             10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           5
RAIN                                                                          C
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD       10  6  6  4  6 10 17 18 13 10  9  9  6  2  8  8  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  3  3  2  7 24 63 65  6  5  4  4  7  4 26 26  2            
MAX LVORI         4  6  6  8  6  2  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 29700      
STA PRES            28.11 28.13 28.17 28.17 28.24 28.30 28.37 28.34            


Date           11/25Wed 11/26/25Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25
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       58      50      67      32      48      27      47      25      50
TEMP          54 56 54 54 66 53 40 33 47 38 31 27 44 37 29 26 49 37
DEWPT         48 52 54 53 50 41 30 24 17 17 17 15 14 17 18 17 21 23
RH            80 86100 96 56 64 67 69 30 42 56 60 29 44 63 68 33 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      70      30       5       0       5       5       5      10
RAIN           C  L  L  L  C                                       

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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