RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

NCZ003-072100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date             Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26
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                 61          33          67          37          68
TEMP                51 59 58 48 42 40 36 34 54 65 65 50 45 43 41 38 58 66 65 52
DEWPT               40 41 41 40 39 37 36 34 42 42 44 42 36 34 33 34 42 40 42 42
MAX/MIN RH                   49         100          42          86          38
RH                  66 51 53 74 89 89100100 64 43 46 74 70 70 73 85 55 38 43 69
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             8  9  9  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  6  8  5  3
WIND GUST                    16                                                
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            4  3  5  2 11 38 43  4  3  5  3  2  3  1  2  3  2  3  1  1
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          18 18 14 11 12  9 10  9  6  5  4  6  5  6  9  9 11 12  9  6
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 45 55 40  5  6  4  5 10 13 17  8  3  3  3  4 10 34 48 23  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  4  5  6  9  8  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  5  1  1  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.11 28.12 28.18 28.17 28.18 28.13 28.15 28.16 28.19 28.17


Date          Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       36      72      40      70      41      62      35      53
TEMP          42 37 71 57 45 42 67 54 46 42 59 51 41 37 51 42
DEWPT         38 34 42 43 39 39 46 46 42 41 45 43 38 34 35 34
RH            86 89 35 59 79 89 47 74 86 96 60 74 89 89 54 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      30      20      20
RAIN                                         C  C  S  S  S   

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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