RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

NCZ003-080800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Date           09/07/26      Tue 09/08/26            Wed 09/09/26            Thu
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                 59          82          60          84          64
TEMP          79 74 67 64 61 62 73 77 81 74 66 63 61 62 76 81 84 77 70 67 64 66
DEWPT         64 62 60 59 58 60 63 61 61 60 58 56 55 56 62 63 64 64 62 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   95          51          85          50          87
RH            60 66 78 84 90 93 71 58 51 62 75 78 81 81 62 54 51 64 76 81 87 84
WIND DIR       E  E NE  N  N  N SE  S  S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S SW  W  W  N  W
WIND SPD       4  1  1  0  0  0  3  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  5  2  1  1  0  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     69 27 33 17 32 27 35 32 23  9  4 22 23 23 20 21 13  1  1  2  3  3
VSBY          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        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E NE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  W  W NW  W SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD     9  3  2  5  5  4  6  4  4  2  1  2  2  2 10  9 13  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           58  2  1  3  3  4 28 27 25  1  1  1  1  2 36 55 86  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  5  6  6  6  3  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.31 28.36 28.40 28.37 28.39 28.39 28.38 28.30            


Date           09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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       89      67      86      65      84      65      86      64      86
TEMP          87 79 69 69 82 77 69 67 80 77 69 67 82 78 68 67 83 77
DEWPT         66 67 66 66 70 71 67 67 72 71 68 67 70 70 66 64 67 66
RH            50 67 90 90 67 82 93100 77 82 97100 67 76 93 90 59 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5      30      70      40      60      40      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC NM SC    SC NM SC    IS SC          IS
TSTMS               IS IS    SC IS    IS SC 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