RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

NCZ003-110800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

Date           03/10/26      Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri
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                 57          82          43          54          30
TEMP          78 69 64 60 57 58 70 80 81 75 69 66 55 43 50 48 49 45 38 34 32 32
DEWPT         56 57 56 56 56 56 62 62 59 56 55 56 51 43 36 29 22 19 21 22 21 21
MIN/MAX RH                   96          47         100          34          65
RH            47 66 75 87 96 93 76 54 47 52 61 70 86100 58 47 34 35 50 61 63 63
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W  W  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW SW  S
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  1  2  6  8  4  5  5  8 12 13 12  9  3  2  1  1  2
WIND GUST                          17 19 18 19 19 24 33 33 27 24 14            
CLOUDS        SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     31 18  7 33 56 74 70 63 62 37 61 90 91 93 85 44 18  6  3  4 15 16
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          10          90          60           5
RAIN                                               D  L  L                     
RAIN SHWRS    IS                         IS IS  O                              
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW  N NW  N  N            
T WIND SPD     6  8  4  2  2  2  9 19 20  9  9  9 28 29 26 24 17 14            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           40  4  2  1  1  2 23 64 72  4  6  6 32 60 58 91 78  7            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  6  8  7  3  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  C  C  D  D  F  E  E  D  D  D  C  C  G            
CEILING        None  None  6200   500  None 11200  2800 12300  None  None      
STA PRES      28.17 28.19 28.14 28.12 28.03 28.00 28.07 28.20 28.25            


Date           03/13Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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       61      38      68      43      67      45      57      22      42
TEMP          56 55 46 40 64 60 48 45 63 64 59 47 49 40 29 23 39 37
DEWPT         25 31 33 31 36 39 39 41 51 53 54 46 32 21 13  9  8 10
RH            30 40 60 70 35 46 71 86 65 67 83 96 52 46 51 54 27 32
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      30      80      50      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC NM  O SC SC IS         
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