RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

NCZ003-222000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
331 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

Date             Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26
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                 88          64          82          58          86
TEMP          65 70 82 86 84 78 72 69 66 68 76 80 82 76 66 61 58 63 76 82 85 80
DEWPT         61 64 68 69 70 70 68 66 64 65 64 61 59 58 56 54 53 55 55 55 55 58
MAX/MIN RH                   57          94          47          82          36
RH            87 81 63 57 63 76 87 90 93 90 66 52 46 54 70 78 83 75 48 40 36 47
WIND DIR       N  N SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  N NE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       0  0  5  6  5  2  1  1  2  5  9  9  9  8  5  3  3  2  1  2  3  1
WIND GUST                                16 19    19 19 16                     
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B2 OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     49 30 44 80 95 77 49 49 50 52 51 39 31  3  4  4 11  8  5 16 15 25
VSBY          10 10 10  4  4  6  7  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          60          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             NM  O NM IS    IS                                       
TSTMS                  NM  O NM                                                
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW  W SW  W  W NW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  S
T WIND SPD     5  9 13 19 13 10  3 10 11 12 17 19 21 23  9  8  5  9  4  3  2  3
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI            2  9 67 73 40  5  2  5  5 22 63113123 15  4  4  3  9 28 26 18  2
MAX LVORI      5  4  1  1  1  4  7  6  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  3600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.06 28.04 28.06 28.06 28.09 28.13 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.17


Date          Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26
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       62      88      65      89      65      89      67      91
TEMP          65 68 85 82 68 70 86 82 69 71 86 82 70 72 88 85
DEWPT         55 59 63 66 63 65 65 67 64 66 66 68 65 67 67 68
RH            70 73 48 58 84 84 50 61 84 84 51 63 84 84 50 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      20      20      40      30      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS    IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS SC SC       SC IS    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