RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

NCZ003-110800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

Date           09/10/26      Fri 09/11/26            Sat 09/12/26            Sun
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          88          66          81          66
TEMP                75 70 68 69 83 86 84 77 71 69 68 69 75 79 81 77 71 70 68 69
DEWPT               69 67 65 67 70 71 73 72 70 69 68 69 73 73 73 72 70 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   91          60         100          76         100
RH                  82 90 90 93 65 61 70 85 97100100100 94 82 77 85 97100100100
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD             1  1  1  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  4  3  0  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           45 56 53 46 39 71 57 55 32 62 62 70 83 80 80 76 67 58 52 47
VSBY                10 10  9 10 10  9  9 10 10  9  8  8  7  3  3  6  6 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          50          20          70          50
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC IS       IS IS IS NM NM SC SC         
TSTMS                              SC SC IS             IS SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW  W SW  S  S NE  E  E SE  S SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  3  8  4  8  2  1  2  3  5  8 11 12  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  4 33 19 22  1  1  1  2  4 19 30 32  3            
MAX LVORI            5  6  7  6  1  2  3  6  8 10 10  9  5  3  3  5            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  A  C  C  F  G  F  F  C  C  D  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  4500  None  8600  1000  2100  1300      
STA PRES            28.12 28.13 28.15 28.11 28.14 28.16 28.19 28.13            


Date           09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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       86      66      87      64      82      64      86      64      87
TEMP          84 77 69 67 84 78 68 65 79 74 65 65 84 77 67 66 83 78
DEWPT         72 71 67 66 68 68 64 63 68 68 64 64 70 70 66 66 70 70
RH            67 82 93 97 59 71 87 93 69 82 97 97 63 79 97100 65 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           40       0       5      10      20       5      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC                      IS          SC       IS SC
TSTMS            SC                      IS          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