RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

NCZ003-292000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Date             Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26
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                 82          67          86          66          91
TEMP                75 79 81 76 72 70 69 67 77 83 84 77 72 69 66 69 85 90 88 80
DEWPT               68 69 69 69 68 67 66 67 71 70 71 70 69 68 65 66 70 69 70 70
MAX/MIN RH                   68         100          63          97          50
RH                  79 72 67 79 87 90 90100 82 65 65 79 90 97 97 90 61 50 55 72
WIND DIR             E SE SE SE  S  S SE  E  S  S  S  S  N  N  N NW NW NW SW  N
WIND SPD             4  5  4  2  1  1  2  1  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  2  1  1  2  0
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           63 56 35 29 43 57 62 55 52 29 43 56 22 16 13 10  8 20 27 32
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  4  5  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          10           0          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                                                   
TSTMS                     IS                                                   
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E SE  N  E SE SE  S SW  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD          10  8  8  1  1  2  2  2  2  4  6 10  8  4  2  3 11  4  5  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 29 33 33  1  1  1  1  2  7 23 34  5  4  2  1  3 64 38 43  1
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  6  6  7  7  9  4  3  3  4  6  8  8  6  1  1  1  4
STABILITY            C  A  A  G  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              1100  None  None   700  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.30 28.27 28.30 28.31 28.31 28.25 28.25 28.24 28.27 28.23


Date          Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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       69      93      71      94      71      93      70      90
TEMP          72 72 92 84 74 73 91 84 74 72 90 83 73 72 88 81
DEWPT         67 67 69 71 68 67 69 71 68 68 69 71 68 67 69 69
RH            84 84 47 65 82 81 49 65 82 87 50 67 84 84 54 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10      10      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS SC          SC
TSTMS                                          SC          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