RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
440 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

NCZ003-142000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
440 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

Date             Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26            Mon 03/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 68          41          64          54          61
TEMP          44 41 55 65 67 60 51 48 44 43 51 60 63 57 56 55 56 56 59 59 56 47
DEWPT         33 31 32 31 36 39 37 38 37 38 45 50 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 53 43 32
MAX/MIN RH                   28          88          67          96          55
RH            65 67 41 28 32 46 59 68 76 82 80 69 67 83 90 96 96 96 90 80 62 56
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW SE SE  E NE NE  E SE SE SE  E SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
WIND SPD       2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  6  5  5  5  9 10 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST     12                               16 19 18 20 23 28 32 32 26 27 31
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     27 57 37 37 27 10 10 23 40 42 74 82 85100100100100 99 98 96 84 59
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  2  2  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          70          90
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC NM NM NM SC NM  O  O SC   
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS IS   
MIX HGT        1  1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1  3  2  3  3  4  2  3  3
T WIND DIR     W NW NW  W  S SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S NW
T WIND SPD     5  8 16  8  5  5  5  8  6  6 10  8  6 10 12 13 13 14 23 27 18 19
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR
ADI            3 12 48 40 35  3  3  4  3  7 25 21 17 12 17 19 19 36 61 53 41 26
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  4  4  3  1  2
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None 12100   500   400   200   100  1200
STA PRES            28.23 28.24 28.26 28.24 28.23 28.09 27.97 27.87 27.76 27.62


Date          Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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       23      38      18      47      28      61      38      69
TEMP          30 23 36 34 25 22 44 42 34 31 57 53 43 39 67 58
DEWPT         17 10  8  7  9 10 13 20 23 25 34 40 37 37 42 43
RH            58 57 30 32 50 59 28 41 64 78 42 61 79 92 40 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           10       0       0       5       5       5      10      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