RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

NCZ003-052000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

Date             Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26
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                 88          68          92          67          88
TEMP                85 86 83 80 74 71 69 73 86 90 87 81 74 70 68 71 81 84 87 82
DEWPT               70 69 70 69 68 68 68 70 73 72 73 73 71 69 68 70 73 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   54          97          54         100          62
RH                  61 57 65 69 82 90 97 90 65 56 63 77 90 97100 97 77 67 61 72
WIND DIR             N  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  N
WIND SPD             0  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  0
CLOUDS              FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           19 76 64 53 37 21 22 33 36 55 82 66 66 50 41 59 59 83 83 55
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  6 10 10 10  9 10 10  4  3  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          20          80          50          70
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC IS                SC NM SC SC       SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  NM SC IS                SC NM SC IS          IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW  W NE  N NW NW NW SW SW  W  W SW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD           5  8  8  2  1  3  3  2  6  9 10  4  3  3  4  9 17 12 11 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 27 43 22  1  1  2  2  2 32 54 17  2  2  2  2 10 79 54 46  5
MAX LVORI            2  1  3  3  6  7  8  6  3  1  2  4  7  8  9  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  4500  None  None  None  3600  6300  None  2900  3300
STA PRES            28.08 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.07 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.10 28.06


Date          Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       66      88      66      90      68      90      68      88
TEMP          69 70 85 82 69 71 87 83 70 72 86 84 71 72 85 82
DEWPT         67 68 69 70 65 67 69 71 66 68 69 70 67 68 69 70
RH            93 93 59 67 87 87 55 67 87 87 57 63 87 87 59 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      40      10      30       5      30      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC       IS SC          SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC       IS SC          SC IS    IS 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