RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

NCZ003-050800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

Date           06/04/26      Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26            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                 57          88          61          90          63
TEMP          84 75 67 63 60 64 76 83 86 81 69 65 62 66 82 87 89 83 70 66 64 69
DEWPT         53 54 53 53 53 56 58 57 57 59 57 56 54 57 58 56 56 59 57 55 55 59
MIN/MAX RH                   90          37          78          32          74
RH            34 48 61 70 78 75 54 41 37 47 66 73 75 73 44 35 33 44 63 68 73 70
WIND DIR      SE  S  N  N NW NW  S  S  S SW  W  N NW NW  W SW SW SW  W NW NW  W
WIND SPD       2  1  0  0  1  1  1  3  4  2  1  0  1  1  2  4  5  2  1  1  2  1
CLOUDS        FW CL CL CL FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     13  0  3  5  7 11  5 40 30 39 66 36 33 33 26 37 34 42 22 21 33 32
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           5
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  W NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     2  5  2  3  3  2  5  6  8 11  4  2  4 10 11  8 10  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           18  3  1  2  2  2 39 57 63  5  2  1  2 10 63 69 94  3            
MAX LVORI      2  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.25 28.24 28.26 28.18 28.18 28.17 28.19 28.11            


Date           06/07Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26
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       91      65      87      60      79      59      84      62      88
TEMP          88 82 69 70 84 80 67 63 76 75 63 63 81 79 65 67 85 82
DEWPT         61 66 63 64 64 65 61 57 58 58 57 58 60 60 57 59 61 64
RH            40 58 81 81 51 60 81 81 54 55 81 84 49 52 75 75 45 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      20      50      20      20      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS    SC SC IS IS IS IS       IS IS       IS SC
TSTMS            SC IS    IS SC IS       IS          IS          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