RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

NCZ003-030800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Date           06/02/26      Wed 06/03/26            Thu 06/04/26            Fri
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                 53          79          53          84          57
TEMP                58 55 53 54 70 76 78 73 61 57 54 59 77 82 84 77 65 60 57 63
DEWPT               50 48 46 50 48 48 49 54 50 48 46 51 52 52 53 56 54 52 50 54
MIN/MAX RH                   86          36          76          34          78
RH                  75 77 77 86 45 37 36 51 67 72 74 75 42 35 34 48 68 75 77 72
WIND DIR             N  N NW NW  N NE NE NE NW  N  N NW  N SE  S  S  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  4  4  5  2  3  0  0  1  0  2  3  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           25 15 15  8  4  1 12 16  8  3  4  3  1  3 10  8  6  4  6  6
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  6  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N NW NW  N  N NE SE SW NW NW  N NE SE SW  S            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  3  8  8  9  2  1  2  4  3  4  2  3  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  3 59 70 82  1  1  1  2  3 30 19 26  3            
MAX LVORI            6  6  7  6  1  1  1  2  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.33 28.38 28.41 28.34 28.36 28.36 28.37 28.30            


Date           06/05Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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       89      60      89      62      87      62      84      60      81
TEMP          85 81 64 66 86 81 65 67 85 80 67 66 81 78 65 63 78 76
DEWPT         55 58 54 56 56 58 56 58 60 63 61 62 63 63 59 58 59 60
RH            36 46 70 70 36 46 73 73 43 56 81 87 54 60 81 84 52 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      30      30      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    SC IS    IS SC IS IS    SC

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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