RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

NCZ003-032100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

Date             Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 68          51          71          60          74
TEMP             44 59 66 68 61 59 54 53 51 61 66 69 66 62 61 61 61 66 71 73 67
DEWPT            43 49 53 56 56 56 54 53 51 60 62 64 62 61 61 61 61 66 68 68 65
MAX/MIN RH                   62         100          80         100          82
RH               96 69 63 65 84 90100100100 97 87 84 87 97100100100100 90 84 93
WIND DIR          N SE  S SE  N  N  N  N  N SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  N
WIND SPD          0  2  5  5  0  0  0  0  0  3  6  5  2  1  2  2  1  3  4  3  0
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        23 20 15 21 54 33 26 52 86 92 95 89 92 91 92 90 89 88 79 65 78
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  2  2 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          80          40
RAIN                                                  L  L  D  D               
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS             SC SC IS IS SC
MIX HGT          <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR       SW  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        4  5  9  9  4  5  6  5  5 10 11  9  8  8 10  9  8 10  8  6  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4  9 28 29  2  3  3  3  4 19 22 16  4  4  5  4  6 16 13 12  2
MAX LVORI         6  4  3  3  5  6  9  9  9  5  4  4  6  9  9  9  8  5  5  4  6
STABILITY         C  B  B  B  F  F  G  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None   700   700   600   500   500   500   400
STA PRES            28.40 28.34 28.32 28.27 28.24 28.17 28.13 28.09 28.07 28.04


Date          Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       58      74      47      70      44      65      41      61
TEMP          61 58 71 63 52 48 66 59 48 45 62 56 47 42 57 51
DEWPT         60 57 60 56 50 47 50 49 45 43 48 47 42 39 41 40
RH            97 96 68 78 93 96 56 69 89 93 60 72 83 89 55 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      50      20       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN                       S                       S  S  S   
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC 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