RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

NCZ003-062100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

Date             Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25
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                 48          28          49          32          39
TEMP                39 47 47 37 33 31 29 28 39 46 47 42 39 38 36 32 36 38 37 31
DEWPT               36 36 36 33 30 28 28 27 33 36 37 36 34 34 33 32 33 31 29 26
MAX/MIN RH                   62          97          64         100          71
RH                  89 65 65 85 89 88 96 96 79 68 68 79 82 85 89100 89 76 72 81
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  S  S  S  N NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             1  2  2  1  1  1  1  0  1  3  2  0  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  2
CLOUDS              OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           90 76 36  8 16 34 64 65 68 61 43 39 50 67 73 86 85 86 73 64
VSBY                 8 10 10 10  9  6  7  9  6  6  6 10 10  9  8  3  3  4  3 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          50
RAIN                                                        S  S  C  C  S      
SNOW                                                              S  C  C  C   
MIX HGT              1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W NW NW  N NW NW  S SW  S SW NW NW  N NE NE  E NE NE
T WIND SPD           4  8  6  3  4  3  2  2  3  6  3  2  2  3  3  2  2 10 10  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  8 28 14  2  2  2  1  2  6 20  7  1  1  2  2  2  5 20 26  4
MAX LVORI            5  3  3  6  6  7  8  8  4  3  3  5  5  6  6 10  6  3  3  5
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  C  C  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F
CEILING             10300  None  None 22300 17700  None  None  4200  2500   500
STA PRES            28.02 28.03 28.10 28.12 28.13 28.06 28.05 28.02 28.08 28.13


Date          Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25
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       19      42      25      50      30      49      30      45
TEMP          26 20 38 35 31 26 47 42 37 31 46 41 37 31 43 36
DEWPT         19 17 25 25 25 25 33 34 31 27 29 31 31 29 31 26
RH            74 88 59 66 78 96 58 73 79 85 51 67 79 92 62 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       0       0       5      20      20      40      20
RAIN                                      S  S  S  C  C  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