RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

NCZ003-042000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
501 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date             Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26
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                 97          71          97          69          92
TEMP             77 93 97 94 92 80 75 72 76 91 96 93 85 76 72 69 74 86 91 87 81
DEWPT            68 71 66 65 66 64 64 64 67 69 66 67 69 69 67 67 69 72 72 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   37          80          38          91          54
RH               74 49 36 39 43 58 69 76 74 49 38 43 59 79 84 93 84 63 54 63 77
WIND DIR          N  N  S SW SW  N  N  N  N  S  S  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  S  W  N
WIND SPD          0  0  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  1  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  4  3  0
CLOUDS           FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        10  4 14 36 31 27 12 11 18 14 40 65 48 48 45 28 51 51 87 87 71
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          50          20          80
RAIN SHWRS                IS                   IS SC IS IS       SC SC  O  O NM
TSTMS                     IS                   IS SC IS IS          IS SC NM SC
MIX HGT          <1  5  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  E  S  S SW  W NW  N  N SW  S SW  W  N NE  N  E  S  S SW NW
T WIND SPD        5  2  3  8 10  3  4  5  3  5  6  8  4  2  2  3  2  8 11 10 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               6 15 32 67  5  2  2  3  3 33 58 31  2  1  1  2  2 35 52 33  6
MAX LVORI         4  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  6  1  1  1  4
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  G  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  3700  None  None  None  2400
STA PRES            28.18 28.11 28.10 28.09 28.11 28.07 28.09 28.11 28.13 28.10


Date          Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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       67      88      66      88      67      89      67      91
TEMP          70 72 85 82 70 71 85 82 70 71 86 83 70 72 87 84
DEWPT         69 70 72 72 68 69 70 71 67 69 71 71 67 69 71 71
RH            97 93 65 72 93 93 61 69 90 93 61 67 90 90 59 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      70      20      40      20      40      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM    SC NM IS    IS SC IS    IS SC       IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS 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