RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

NCZ003-310800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date           10/30/26      Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26            Mon
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                 46          65          45          64          43
TEMP                58 54 51 48 57 62 63 55 51 49 47 46 57 62 62 54 49 47 46 45
DEWPT               40 38 37 39 45 45 45 46 43 41 39 40 44 43 42 44 41 39 38 40
MIN/MAX RH                   76          50          85          46          83
RH                  51 54 59 71 64 54 52 72 74 74 74 79 62 50 48 69 74 74 73 82
WIND DIR            NW NW NE  N  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             3  2  1  0  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           24 37 19 37 43 75 78 89 88 87 80 94 86 81 67 78 70 76 81 72
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD           6  5  4  3  8  4  4  2  2  1  3  5  8  5  4  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  2  3 19 13  9  1  1  1  2  6 22 18 12  1            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None 17800 16600 11900  9100 10300  9100      
STA PRES            28.40 28.44 28.52 28.50 28.53 28.54 28.56 28.49            


Date           11/02Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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       65      46      68      53      68      57      71      52      69
TEMP          62 58 50 48 64 61 56 55 64 63 59 59 68 64 56 54 66 59
DEWPT         49 51 48 48 56 57 55 55 63 62 59 58 64 61 56 54 58 56
RH            62 77 93100 75 87 96100 97 97100 96 87 90100100 75 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10       5      10      20      60      60      60      50      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC NM SC NM NM NM SC SC 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