RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

NCZ003-240800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Date           10/23/26      Sat 10/24/26            Sun 10/25/26            Mon
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                 41          62          40          65          38
TEMP          64 56 51 48 45 43 53 60 61 53 49 46 44 42 56 62 64 54 46 45 41 40
DEWPT         41 44 43 42 41 42 43 42 42 43 41 41 40 40 49 50 49 50 46 45 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   97          50         100          57         100
RH            43 64 74 80 86 96 69 51 49 69 74 83 86 93 77 65 58 86100100100100
WIND DIR       E  N NE NE NE  N  E  E  E NE  N NE  N  N  E  E  E NE  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD       5  0  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      1  1  1  8 45 43 14  4  3  6  5 12 31 39 19 12  7  4  4 15 21 14
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE  E  E NE  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     5  3  4  4  9  8  8  4  3  8  9  9  8  6  6  5  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           28  2  2  2  4  8 26 19 14  4  4  4  4  7 22 25 20  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  5  5  6  3  2  2  3  4  4  6  5  3  2  2  5            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.44 28.47 28.53 28.51 28.55 28.55 28.57 28.51            


Date           10/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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       72      41      73      45      68      46      72      46      74
TEMP          69 58 46 43 71 61 49 46 65 58 49 47 70 61 50 48 72 62
DEWPT         46 49 43 41 47 50 47 46 52 53 49 47 54 54 49 47 53 53
RH            44 72 89 93 42 67 93100 63 83100100 57 78 96 96 51 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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