RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

NCZ003-130800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
802 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Date           03/12/26      Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun
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                 28          58          38          66          41
TEMP                36 32 29 30 44 53 57 53 48 45 42 39 55 64 66 59 50 47 44 43
DEWPT               21 22 21 21 25 29 33 33 33 35 35 34 37 38 40 41 40 39 38 39
MIN/MAX RH                   72          39          84          37          86
RH                  54 66 72 69 47 39 40 46 56 68 76 82 51 38 38 51 68 74 79 86
WIND DIR             W  N SW SE  S  S SW SW  W SW NW NW NW  S  S SE SE SE SE  E
WIND SPD             1  0  1  2  9 11 10  4  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  1  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                       23 25 25 17 12 12                              
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            9  6 10 10  8 11  6  5  5 26 39 53 40 39 46 15  8 11 18 45
VSBY                10 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             <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW SW  S SE            
T WIND SPD           8  2  3  6 24 24 26 10  5  5  8  6 10  5  8  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  1  2 11 90 92112  5  3  3  4  7 26 33 41  2            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.24 28.25 28.22 28.07 28.09 28.14 28.22 28.23            


Date           03/15Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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       63      51      64      23      40      21      48      29      57
TEMP          59 62 57 57 60 48 31 25 38 34 26 23 44 41 34 32 53 51
DEWPT         49 52 55 56 48 25 12  6  5  5  7  9 11 20 22 24 31 34
RH            69 70 93 96 64 40 45 44 25 29 44 54 26 42 61 72 43 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      80      80      20       0       0       5      10       5
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM  O  O SC                                    
SNOWSHWRS                       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