RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

NCZ003-252000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date             Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26
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                 87          64          90          67          89
TEMP          61 65 78 84 87 82 71 67 65 70 84 88 89 83 73 69 67 72 82 87 89 83
DEWPT         53 56 59 58 61 63 61 60 59 62 65 65 67 68 68 66 65 68 70 68 69 69
MAX/MIN RH                   41          84          47          94          52
RH            75 73 52 41 42 53 71 78 81 76 53 47 48 61 84 90 93 87 67 53 52 63
WIND DIR       N  N  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       0  0  2  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  2  5  5  3  0  0  0  0  4  6  6  3
CLOUDS        SC B1 FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     45 60 21 30 25 29 19 22 36 28 24 62 57 59 43 50 65 65 44 65 61 68
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5           0          40          20          40
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS                                          IS SC IS                SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NW  W SW SW SW  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD     2  1 11  5  6 11  5  4  2  2  9 12 13  5  4  4  3  6 16 18 14  9
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  1 65 43 51  5  3  2  1  2 52 58 52  3  2  2  2  7 71 76 72  4
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  8400  None  7200
STA PRES            28.19 28.17 28.18 28.21 28.23 28.20 28.17 28.13 28.14 28.08


Date          Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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      90      67      92      67      95      69      95
TEMP          70 72 87 84 70 72 89 86 71 73 92 89 72 75 95 91
DEWPT         67 68 69 70 66 68 69 69 64 66 67 68 64 66 65 67
RH            90 87 55 63 87 87 52 57 79 79 44 50 76 74 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      40      10      30       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS SC       IS SC                        
TSTMS         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