RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

NCZ003-300800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date           06/29/26      Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26            Thu
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          68          95          70
TEMP          85 81 72 70 69 71 80 85 88 85 75 71 69 73 86 92 94 89 78 73 71 76
DEWPT         72 73 71 69 68 70 73 73 73 73 71 68 66 69 72 69 67 69 70 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          60          94          41          87
RH            65 77 97 97 97 97 79 67 61 67 87 90 90 87 63 47 41 52 76 84 87 76
WIND DIR       E  N  N  N  N  N  N SE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     51 53 44 66 71 80 65 50 25 23 32 16 24 21  4 13  8  9  7  3  3  6
VSBY          10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          20          10          10           5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC             IS    IS                                       
TSTMS         SC IS             IS    IS                                       
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  E  E  E SE SE  S  S SE  S SE  S SW  W  N  N  N  S            
T WIND SPD     4  5  5  3  3  5  3  1  5  6  2  6  4  5 10  4  3  1            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           25  3  3  2  2  9 11  6 30  3  1  3  2  6 51 33 28  1            
MAX LVORI      2  4  8  8 10  6  4  3  2  3  6  6  6  6  1  1  2  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  2000  1100  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.25 28.27 28.30 28.24 28.25 28.25 28.22 28.20            


Date           07/02Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26
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       97      70      97      70      98      70      96      69      93
TEMP          94 89 73 75 95 89 72 76 97 87 72 75 94 84 71 74 92 83
DEWPT         67 69 66 68 65 68 65 67 66 70 66 68 68 71 67 69 70 71
RH            41 52 79 79 37 50 79 74 36 57 81 79 43 65 87 84 49 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5      30      20      50      30      60
RAIN SHWRS                               SC IS    IS SC SC    IS NM
TSTMS                                    SC IS    IS SC 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