RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

NCZ003-262000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

Date             Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26
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          66          87          66          88
TEMP                78 83 86 80 73 70 68 71 79 84 86 80 74 71 69 71 80 84 86 80
DEWPT               65 65 68 69 68 67 66 68 70 69 71 70 69 67 66 68 68 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   53         100          60         100          52
RH                  64 55 55 69 84 90 93 90 74 61 61 72 84 87 90 90 67 57 53 67
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  6  6  2  1  1  1  1  5  6  5  3  2  1  2  2  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)           19 47 52 55 65 57 66 63 53 71 61 61 47 36 33 39 31 53 53 22
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30          50          20          30
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS IS             SC SC   
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS IS             SC SC   
MIX HGT              4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W  W SW NE  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD           4  6 13  2  1  1  1  1 13 16  8  3  2  3  2 13 16 13 10  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 26 43 66  3  5  4  3  6 32 63 31  1  4  1  2 29 75 58 47  5
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  3  5  6  6  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  B  C  F  F  G  G  A  A  C  C  G
CEILING              None  None  4500   900  1000  6100  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.24 28.20 28.20 28.18 28.17 28.11 28.09 28.09 28.13 28.10


Date          Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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       66      89      67      91      69      95      71      97
TEMP          70 72 86 82 72 73 87 82 73 74 91 86 76 76 93 88
DEWPT         66 68 67 69 66 67 66 68 64 67 65 69 66 69 63 68
RH            87 87 53 65 81 81 50 63 73 79 42 57 71 79 37 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      30       5       5       0       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC                                    
TSTMS                  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