RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

NCZ003-102100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date             Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 72          42          69          46          63
TEMP                   70 70 54 49 46 44 43 62 68 67 56 51 48 48 47 59 60 56 49
DEWPT                  40 45 45 43 43 42 42 49 47 49 49 46 44 46 47 52 48 45 44
MAX/MIN RH                   34          97          47         100          64
RH                     33 41 71 80 89 93 96 62 47 52 77 83 86 93100 78 64 66 83
WIND DIR               SW SW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S  S  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                3  2  2  2  2  2  2  0  5  4  1  1  1  1  1  9 11 12  8
WIND GUST                                                           19 21 23 23
CLOUDS                 CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL SC FW SC FW FW B1 FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)               5 12 18 23 13  5  6  4 35 24 41 18 16 53 13 32 50 48 39
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          10
MIX HGT                 3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  2
T WIND DIR              W NW NW  W NW NW NW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD              9  6  6  6  8  9  6  3 10  8  6  5  8  6  6 13 17 13 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    36 12  3  3  4  4  7  7 45 28  3  3  4  3  7 48 49 49 11
MAX LVORI               1  2  3  3  5  5  6  3  1  2  4  5  5  6  8  3  1  1  4
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  F  A  B  D  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.14 28.15 28.12 28.07 27.95 27.87 27.75 27.72 27.72


Date          Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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       36      50      31      48      28      55      29      55
TEMP          41 36 49 40 35 32 46 40 32 29 53 43 33 30 53 45
DEWPT         38 34 33 33 29 27 29 29 27 25 30 31 28 27 33 36
RH            89 92 54 76 78 81 51 64 81 85 41 62 82 88 46 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0       0      10

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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