RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

NCZ003-152000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date             Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26
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                 84          61          84          48          58
TEMP          65 66 75 81 82 74 68 65 63 62 75 82 81 68 60 54 51 49 53 57 56 49
DEWPT         62 62 69 69 69 67 65 64 62 61 68 66 65 62 54 48 45 44 45 43 41 38
MAX/MIN RH                   64          97          56          83          56
RH            90 87 82 67 65 79 90 97 97 97 79 58 58 81 81 80 80 83 74 59 57 66
WIND DIR       N NW  E SE SE  E  N  N  N  N SW SW SW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       0  2  3  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  3  6  6 11 14 13 12 12 14 13 12  8
WIND GUST                                               29 29 31 28 28 25 24 20
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     36 45 37 43 50 35 44 47 40 52 22 20 40 46 47 64 56 53 43 30 25 25
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  6  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          20          20          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS                         IS       IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3  2  2  2  1  2  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW SW  S SE  E  E  S SW  S SW SW SW SW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD     3  3  2  6 10  6  4  2  1  3  6 11 13  6 25 26 23 20 25 26 28 26
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             FR GD FR FR             PR
ADI            2  4  4 26 26  3  2  1  1  3 16 62 45  8 28 36 21 43 62 95103 18
MAX LVORI      7  6  4  3  3  4  6  7  9  8  4  1  1  4  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  G  C  B  B  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.21 28.18 28.19 28.12 28.07 27.97 28.00 28.04 28.16 28.28


Date          Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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       37      58      38      63      44      68      46      69
TEMP          41 37 55 48 41 40 61 54 48 46 66 58 50 47 67 59
DEWPT         34 30 35 37 33 34 47 48 44 42 51 51 47 44 53 53
RH            76 75 47 65 73 79 60 80 86 86 58 77 89 89 61 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      10      20       5       5       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    IS          IS 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