RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

NCZ003-140800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Date           06/12/26      Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26            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                 67          89          67          92          62
TEMP                   72 70 73 82 86 88 83 74 71 69 72 86 90 87 81 73 68 63 65
DEWPT                  66 66 67 66 65 64 67 64 62 62 66 69 67 68 69 68 64 61 59
MIN/MAX RH                   87          46          80          47          91
RH                     81 87 81 58 50 45 59 71 73 78 81 57 47 53 67 84 87 93 81
WIND DIR               NW NW  N  N  S SW  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                2  2  2  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  8  8  5  3  3  4  5
WIND GUST                                                     19 17 13 13 14 16
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              59 67 23 25 52 36 23 10 32 17 27 43 67 55 51 42 57 49 36
VSBY                    9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10
POP 12HR                     30          30           5          50          20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC                      SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                              IS                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW  N  N  N SW SW SW NW  N NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              8  8 10  5  4  5  2  1  1  2  2 14 16 14 11            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                     4  4 18 27 35 39  1  1  1  1  2 59108 51  8            
MAX LVORI               5  6  4  2  1  1  3  4  6  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  G  A  B  B  B  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.10 28.14 28.09 28.09 28.06 28.05 28.00            


Date           06/15Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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       82      58      81      57      85      63      91      67      88
TEMP          79 77 62 62 77 76 61 63 82 81 66 68 87 85 71 72 84 81
DEWPT         57 57 53 53 55 57 54 55 56 59 59 63 67 69 66 67 66 66
RH            47 50 72 72 47 52 78 75 41 47 78 84 52 59 84 84 55 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      10      10       5       5      10      30      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC SC SC NM NM
TSTMS                                             IS SC IS       IS

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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