RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

NCZ003-280800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Date           08/26/26      Thu 08/27/26            Fri 08/28/26            Sat
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          84          65
TEMP                   70 69 70 77 82 83 77 72 69 68 69 77 81 83 74 69 67 66 67
DEWPT                  67 65 67 70 70 71 70 69 68 66 66 69 69 70 70 68 66 64 65
MIN/MAX RH                  100          67          97          65          96
RH                     90 87 90 79 67 67 79 90 97 93 90 76 67 65 87 97 97 93 93
WIND DIR                N  N  N  S  S SW  N  N  N NW NW  N SE  W  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  1  2  0  1  1  0  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              73 73 70 43 77 81 78 51 44 41 34 43 61 56 73 76 66 56 58
VSBY                   10  7  7 10 10  9 10  9  8  8  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          30          30          50          10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC IS IS             SC SC               
TSTMS                              IS SC IS IS             SC SC               
Obvis                                                PF                        
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  E  S SW SW  S SW  W  W NW NW  N NW  N SW            
T WIND SPD              2  1  2  9  4  5  8  2  2  3  4  4  4  6  1            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  1  2 31 22 18  4  1  1  2  4 19 29 23  1            
MAX LVORI              10 10  9  3  2  3  6 10 10 10  9  3  2  3  6            
STABILITY               G  F  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING                    2700  9500  2900  None  None  None  3700  3700      
STA PRES                  28.14 28.15 28.11 28.13 28.14 28.18 28.14            


Date           08/29Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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       84      67      86      67      90      68      91      69      91
TEMP          83 75 68 68 83 78 69 69 87 81 71 71 90 81 72 72 90 79
DEWPT         70 70 67 67 70 70 67 66 68 70 67 66 68 70 68 68 71 72
RH            65 84 97 97 65 76 93 90 53 69 87 84 49 69 87 87 54 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           20      10      10       0       5       0       5      10      30
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