RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

NCZ003-192000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1031 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Date             Sat 04/19/25            Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 81          60          83          57          82
TEMP                71 79 81 75 68 64 62 63 76 82 83 78 68 64 60 58 71 78 81 75
DEWPT               56 57 56 56 56 55 52 54 59 59 58 59 58 57 55 55 57 55 54 55
MAX/MIN RH                   42          76          43          89          40
RH                  59 47 42 52 65 73 70 72 56 46 43 52 70 78 84 90 61 45 39 50
WIND DIR             S  S  S SW SW  W  W  N  S SE  S SE SE SE  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             3  6  6  3  1  2  3  0  1  2  3  1  1  1  0  0  3  5  5  2
WIND GUST                                                              16 17 13
CLOUDS              B2 B1 SC B2 SC B1 SC OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           70 57 32 72 43 60 40 90 81 75 63 71 68 73 62 51 43 41 37 50
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           5           5
MIX HGT              2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  E SE  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           8  9 14  9  6  3  4  2  6  1  6  8 11 11  9  9 14 18 17 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 21 39 56  4  3  2  2  2 23  6 40  4  5  5  4 12 68130112  7
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  2  1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  C  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  B  F
CEILING                    None  None 23400 17900 10000  1700   700  None  None
STA PRES                  28.29 28.32 28.32 28.36 28.35 28.33 28.31 28.30 28.22


Date          Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25
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       58      78      55      77      56      78      58      79
TEMP          64 59 74 71 58 57 74 71 59 59 75 72 61 61 76 73
DEWPT         55 57 58 58 52 53 56 57 54 56 60 59 56 57 60 59
RH            73 93 57 63 80 86 53 61 83 90 60 64 84 87 58 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      60      30      30      10      30      30      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM NM IS SC SC SC       IS SC IS SC SC SC

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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