RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

NCZ003-162000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date             Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26
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                 95          72          92          70          89
TEMP                85 91 95 87 78 75 73 75 88 91 92 86 78 73 71 74 86 89 87 82
DEWPT               68 67 66 69 66 66 66 69 72 69 69 70 70 69 68 70 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   40          87          47          92          57
RH                  57 45 39 55 67 74 79 82 59 49 47 59 76 87 90 87 63 57 61 72
WIND DIR             N NW NW  N NW NW NW  N NE  E SE  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             5  2  1  0  2  3  4  3  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  4  2
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            3 12 20 20  9  8  8 23 37 34 47 51 51 42 30 51 51 78 78 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                                    
POP 12HR                      5           0          20          30          60
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC       SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS SC IS          IS SC SC SC
Obvis                H  H  H                 H  H                              
MIX HGT              3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N NW  S NW  N  N  N  E  S  S SW  N  W NW NW  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD          16  6  2  1  4  6  6  5  6  5  6  1  0  1  2  2 10  9 11 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 54 50 16  1  2  3  3  6 34 39 44  1  0  1  1  2 46 40 38  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  2  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  B  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5200
STA PRES            28.18 28.12 28.14 28.17 28.19 28.13 28.15 28.11 28.11 28.03


Date          Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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       68      89      65      87      66      89      67      88
TEMP          71 72 85 82 69 69 85 81 69 70 86 82 71 71 86 82
DEWPT         70 70 72 71 67 67 68 69 66 67 70 71 67 68 68 69
RH            97 93 65 69 93 93 57 67 90 90 59 69 87 90 55 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      60      20      30      10      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS NM IS    IS SC          SC IS       SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC          SC          SC 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