RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

NCZ003-302000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Date             Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26
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          60          85          65          83
TEMP                74 79 81 75 68 64 62 65 77 81 83 77 71 68 66 69 77 80 79 76
DEWPT               59 57 59 60 57 56 55 59 62 63 63 67 63 61 60 63 68 69 70 71
MAX/MIN RH                   46          82          51          81          69
RH                  59 47 47 60 68 75 78 81 60 54 51 71 76 78 81 81 74 69 74 85
WIND DIR             N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  E  S  S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             9  8  5  4  5  3  3  3  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  4  8  6  3
WIND GUST                                                                    13
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)            3  3  3  2  6  7  4  7 27 23 14 16 45 48 48 60 68 72 68 77
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW  N  N  N NW NW  N NE                                 
T WIND SPD          13 11 12 14  5  5  4  4  1                                 
DISPERSION                   VP PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 55 67 86  7  3  3  2  4  6  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  3  5  4  3  2  2  4  4  4  6  6  4  4  4  6
STABILITY            B  B  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  8300   400
STA PRES            28.07 28.07 28.13 28.14 28.15   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
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      77      67      81      67      80      67      82
TEMP          70 69 74 74 70 69 78 76 69 69 76 76 70 70 80 76
DEWPT         68 69 74 73 69 69 74 74 69 69 74 74 70 70 75 75
RH            93100100 97 97100 88 94100100 94 94100100 85 97
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      90      60      70      40      70      30      70
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM  O NM IS IS NM SC    SC NM SC    SC NM
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC       SC 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