RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

NCZ003-050800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

Date           10/04/26      Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26            Wed
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                 58          76          47          69          46
TEMP          68 64 61 60 59 58 67 76 76 63 57 51 48 49 60 67 68 60 53 51 48 49
DEWPT         67 64 61 60 58 54 54 53 52 50 46 44 43 43 48 49 51 51 50 48 46 46
MIN/MAX RH                  100          42          86          52          96
RH            97100100100 96 86 63 45 43 62 67 77 83 80 64 52 54 72 89 89 93 89
WIND DIR      SE  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  0  0  1  3  5  8  6  5  4  4  2  2  1  4  3  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     86 89 83 90 75 72 31 22 12 13 11  6  6 20 12  6  5  3  3  4  5  8
VSBY          10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
Obvis               PF                                                         
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD     2  1  3  4 14 14 16 12 14  9 13  9  5  3  6  2  2  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            5  1  2  2  7 16 40 54 67  4  6  4  3  3 23  9  8  1            
MAX LVORI      9 10 10  9  8  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        1300  1600 25300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.18 28.19 28.17 28.20 28.18 28.24 28.25 28.26 28.19            


Date           10/07Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
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       78      53      80      53      78      54      74      52      68
TEMP          76 66 56 54 79 69 56 54 77 68 57 54 72 66 55 53 65 62
DEWPT         57 59 54 51 55 57 52 49 55 56 51 48 54 53 50 50 57 58
RH            52 78 93 90 44 66 86 83 47 65 80 80 53 63 83 89 75 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS SC SC NM

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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