RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

NCZ003-092100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
531 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

Date             Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 68          36          72          39          70
TEMP             42 57 65 66 52 45 42 39 37 60 70 70 54 48 45 43 41 62 68 67 54
DEWPT            32 38 41 43 42 40 38 36 36 44 43 45 43 41 41 40 40 48 47 49 48
MAX/MIN RH                   39          96          36         100          46
RH               67 49 41 43 69 82 86 89 96 55 38 41 66 77 86 89 96 60 47 52 80
WIND DIR          W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  S  S  N
WIND SPD          3  6  8  5  3  2  1  1  1  0  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  0  4  3  0
WIND GUST           24 20                                                      
CLOUDS           CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  8  2  2  2  3  2  3  3  6 13 13 13 13 22 18 17 29 42 30
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW NW  W NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW SW  S  S SW
T WIND SPD        8 17 18 10  6  6  6  6  6  4  6  3  6  6  8  8  6  3  9  6  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               8 42 60 19  3  3  3  3  7  7 23  6  3  3  4  4  7  6 35 17  2
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  2  3  5  6  6  6  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  8  3  1  2  5
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.17 28.17 28.21 28.20 28.18 28.14 28.14 28.12 28.08 27.97


Date          Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       42      63      36      49      32      49      32      56
TEMP          47 44 62 52 42 38 47 40 36 34 47 39 35 33 53 45
DEWPT         43 43 50 47 39 34 33 31 28 27 29 29 27 27 32 35
RH            86 96 65 83 89 85 58 70 72 75 49 67 72 78 44 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      50      20      10       0       0       0       0
RAIN                 C  C  S  S                              

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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