RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

NCZ003-300800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
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                 58          82          60          85          61
TEMP          77 67 63 60 58 59 73 80 80 70 65 63 60 60 78 84 83 72 67 64 63 63
DEWPT         62 64 61 58 57 57 63 63 63 64 61 58 56 56 63 62 63 64 61 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                   94          52          86          47          91
RH            60 90 93 93 96 93 71 56 56 81 87 84 87 87 60 48 51 76 81 84 87 87
WIND DIR       S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  N SW  S  S  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  4  0  0  0  0  0  2  5  4  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     28 16  4 10 13 11 11 21 28 52 44 15 11 19 13 12 17 10  9 17 20 21
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9 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        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  S SW NW NW NW SW SW SW  S  W  W  W NW  W  W  S SW            
T WIND SPD     2  2  1  1  2  2  9  6  5  3  2  3  3  3  6  3  6  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           10  1  1  1  1  2 25 32 23  2  1  2  2  3 17 17 32  2            
MAX LVORI      2  6  8  8  7  6  3  1  2  5  5  5  5  5  2  2  1  4            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.14 28.19 28.19 28.25 28.21 28.23 28.22 28.25 28.21            


Date           10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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       87      65      80      60      70      57      71      49      66
TEMP          86 76 68 66 76 71 62 60 66 67 60 58 68 63 53 50 63 58
DEWPT         67 68 65 64 69 67 62 60 66 65 60 57 58 57 49 46 49 51
RH            53 76 90 93 79 87100100100 93100 96 70 81 86 86 60 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            5      30      70      70      70      30      20       5       5
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS            
TSTMS                        SC 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