RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

NCZ003-022000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
901 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
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                 87          64          75          58          68
TEMP                78 84 84 75 69 67 65 65 71 71 68 65 62 60 59 59 62 65 67 65
DEWPT               63 63 64 65 65 65 64 64 68 68 67 64 60 59 58 59 62 65 66 65
MAX/MIN RH                   46          99          84          99          96
RH                  60 49 51 71 87 93 97 97 90 90 97 97 93 96 96100100100 97100
WIND DIR             S SW SW  W NW NW NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  E  E  N
WIND SPD             2  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0
CLOUDS              FW B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           23 52 43 45 22 43 44 76 85 94 89 89 89 93 95 92 94 94 92 93
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  3  6  6  6 10
POP 12HR                      5          10          50          80          70
RAIN SHWRS                               IS SC SC SC NM NM NM  O NM NM SC SC   
TSTMS                                          IS IS                           
MIX HGT              2  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W SW SW SW  W NW  N  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE
T WIND SPD           9 10  9  5  4  3  4  6 12  6  5 11 10  8  6  5  3  3  1  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 32 34  3  2  2  2  5 26 12  9  5  5  4  3  9  4  5  2  1
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  6  7  8  7  4  5  6  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  8 10
STABILITY            B  D  B  F  G  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  1900   600   700   700   700   600
STA PRES                  28.15 28.16 28.17 28.25 28.27 28.30 28.28 28.27 28.22


Date          Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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       59      77      49      66      44      68      46      75
TEMP          62 59 76 66 54 50 64 57 48 45 65 58 50 48 73 65
DEWPT         62 59 58 55 50 46 48 48 42 40 48 49 45 44 53 54
RH           100100 54 68 86 86 56 72 80 82 54 72 83 86 49 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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