RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1202 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

NCZ003-122000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1202 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Date             Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26
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                 46          29          58          40          66
TEMP                   43 46 41 36 32 30 31 44 53 57 52 48 46 43 41 54 63 65 57
DEWPT                  28 21 19 20 21 20 20 25 29 32 33 33 34 34 34 39 39 41 42
MAX/MIN RH                   37          68          37          77          40
RH                     55 37 41 52 63 66 63 47 39 38 48 56 63 70 76 57 41 41 57
WIND DIR               NW NW  W  W  N  S SE SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  S  S SE
WIND SPD               13 10  3  1  0  1  2  8 10  9  4  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  1
WIND GUST              29 26 17             21 24 24 16 12                     
CLOUDS                 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              31  3  3  3  5  7 11 21 21 18  7  9 16 22 56 54 48 48 46
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT                 4  6  3 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5  1  1  1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR              N NW NW NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  W SE
T WIND SPD             35 32 12  4  2  2  6 20 20 21 10  5  5  5  6 10  8  3  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                   127146  6  2  1  1 10 65 80 89  5  3  3  3  7 26 43 19  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  2  1  2  3
STABILITY               C  C  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  F  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.15 28.24 28.25 28.22 28.11 28.11 28.14 28.23 28.24


Date          Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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       42      64      54      58      23      42      23      50
TEMP          47 43 59 61 57 56 54 42 30 24 39 36 28 26 47 43
DEWPT         39 39 49 51 54 54 42 25 15 10  9 10 11 12 19 24
RH            74 86 69 70 90 93 64 50 53 54 28 33 48 55 32 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      20      60      60      10      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC NM NM 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