RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025

NCZ003-012000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
901 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025

Date             Thu 05/01/25            Fri 05/02/25            Sat 05/03/25
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                 82          60          79          59          76
TEMP                74 80 80 73 67 64 61 64 73 78 77 72 65 62 61 62 69 73 74 68
DEWPT               65 60 58 59 59 58 57 60 63 61 60 61 59 57 58 59 62 61 58 58
MAX/MIN RH                   47          90          54          93          57
RH                  74 51 47 62 75 81 87 87 71 56 56 68 81 84 90 90 78 66 57 70
WIND DIR             S  S SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  N  N  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             3  8  8  2  2  1  1  1  2  4  3  1  0  0  1  1  3  5  4  2
WIND GUST                    12                                           14   
CLOUDS              B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           59 42 51 63 56 64 29 56 61 62 58 55 47 55 59 74 79 75 67 76
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          20          50          40          70
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS IS          SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                     SC IS                SC SC SC SC          IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT              3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  N SW  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD           9 20 18 11 10  5  3  2 10 13 18  3  2  2  2  2 10 20 25 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 32162133  5  5  3  2  2 41 50 61  2  1  1  1  5 37 90101  5
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  5  5  7  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  6700  None 13100  2800  None   400   500  3400
STA PRES                  28.11 28.12 28.12 28.13 28.08 28.07 28.07 28.06 27.99


Date          Sun 05/04/25Mon 05/05/25Tue 05/06/25Wed 05/07/25
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       55      70      51      70      51      71      52      73
TEMP          58 56 68 64 54 54 68 66 55 55 69 65 56 57 71 68
DEWPT         55 55 54 52 49 52 53 52 50 51 53 52 50 53 55 55
RH            90 96 61 65 83 93 59 61 83 86 57 63 80 86 57 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           70      60      40      40      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS 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