RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            Tue
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          83          62          79          60
TEMP                      68 69 78 81 78 72 68 66 64 64 70 76 79 74 67 63 61 62
DEWPT                     66 67 71 72 73 70 68 65 64 64 66 65 66 63 62 60 59 61
MIN/MAX RH                   95          74         100          65          98
RH                        93 93 79 74 85 93100 97100100 87 69 64 69 84 90 93 97
WIND DIR                   N  N  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   0  1  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  5  6  5  1  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS                    FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 25 54 83 82 84 76 69 87 75 76 74 57 35 17 17 27 26 28
VSBY                       8  9 10 10 10 10  8  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          80          30          10           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS NM NM SC IS SC SC    IS                     
TSTMS                           IS IS IS IS IS                                 
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW  W SW NE  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD                 4  4  3  2 16 12 13 11 10 11 16 14 12  9  3  6  4  6
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  5 11  8 42  6  6  5  5 12 47 55 63  4  2  3  2  7
MAX LVORI                  8  6  4  3  4  6  8  7  9  5  4  1  1  3  5  6  8  6
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  A  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  4800  2300  1700  2800  1800  None  None  None
STA PRES                    0.0 18.68 28.03 28.11 28.16 28.23 28.22 28.28 28.32


Date           09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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       82      60      86      65      90      66      85      61      83
TEMP          79 75 63 63 84 79 68 67 88 80 70 67 82 77 66 63 80 76
DEWPT         63 63 59 60 66 66 62 62 67 68 65 64 65 65 60 60 65 66
RH            58 66 87 90 55 64 81 84 50 67 84 90 56 67 81 90 60 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      20      20      40      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS IS IS SC          SC
TSTMS                                    IS 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