RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

NCZ003-310800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

Date           08/30/26      Mon 08/31/26            Tue 09/01/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 67          89          69          90          71
TEMP                72 69 67 69 84 88 86 80 75 72 70 71 86 90 89 82 77 73 72 73
DEWPT               68 67 65 66 69 68 69 70 68 67 65 66 69 68 70 70 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   93          51          86          49          85
RH                  87 93 93 90 61 52 57 72 79 84 84 84 57 49 54 67 74 81 81 81
WIND DIR             N  N  N NW  N  N  W  N  N  N NW NW NW SW  W  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  2  1  1  2  0  0  0  1  2  1  2  2  0  0  0  1  2
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           16 13 12 12  7 28 17 11  2  6 12  6  7 23 27 16  8  4  4  3
VSBY                10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           5           0
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD           1  2  2  3  9  6  6  2  3  3  4  5 13  9  9  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  3 52 55 45  1  2  2  2  6 79 74 48  2            
MAX LVORI            7  7  7  6  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.27 28.26 28.28 28.23 28.22 28.22 28.22 28.17            


Date           09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       92      72      95      71      92      68      88      65      83
TEMP          92 85 75 74 92 84 73 72 89 82 71 70 86 79 68 67 81 76
DEWPT         68 70 68 68 69 72 69 69 70 70 68 67 68 69 66 65 67 66
RH            46 61 79 82 47 67 87 90 54 67 90 90 55 72 93 93 63 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      30      10      40      20      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC          SC IS       SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS                        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