RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

NCZ003-010800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
932 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

Date           06/30/25      Tue 07/01/25            Wed 07/02/25            Thu
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                 67          84          66          85          65
TEMP                74 71 69 72 81 80 78 76 71 69 68 70 80 81 82 79 72 69 67 70
DEWPT               71 70 69 71 75 75 75 73 70 68 67 69 72 72 72 72 68 65 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          80         100          71          89
RH                  90 97100 97 82 85 91 90 97 97 97 97 77 74 72 79 87 87 87 87
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  S  S SW SW  N  N  N NW  N  N  W NW  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  1  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           39 35 38 43 55 86 84 80 71 71 58 49 40 53 53 30 16 18  8  4
VSBY                10  9  9  9 10 10  7 10 10  8  7  6                        
POP 12HR                     50          90          50          30           5
RAIN SHWRS                      SC  O NM SC SC       IS IS SC SC               
TSTMS                           SC  O NM SC SC          IS SC SC               
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N NW  N SW  E  S SW            
T WIND SPD           6  4  2  6 11 14 11  9  5  3  4  2  1  1  4  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  1  8 50 57 24  4  3  2  2  3  5  6 23  4            
MAX LVORI            6  8 10  6  3  4  4  6  8  8  9  9  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  2700  2800  3000   500  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.11 28.11 28.07 28.07 28.07 28.09 28.05            


Date           07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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      64      89      65      88      66      88      67      87
TEMP          85 81 69 71 85 81 69 71 85 80 70 72 85 80 71 72 83 79
DEWPT         66 68 62 64 67 71 64 67 70 72 66 68 71 72 67 69 72 69
RH            53 65 78 79 55 72 84 87 61 77 87 87 63 77 87 90 70 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5       5      10       5      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS          SC
TSTMS                                                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