RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
236 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
236 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

Date           04/05/26      Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            Wed
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                 38          66          39          64          33
TEMP                      41 40 53 64 66 59 50 46 42 41 54 61 63 56 45 41 35 34
DEWPT                     31 29 32 32 33 34 34 34 32 31 32 31 27 25 22 22 21 20
MIN/MAX RH                   70          29          69          26          59
RH                        67 64 44 30 29 39 54 63 67 67 43 32 25 30 40 46 56 56
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
WIND SPD                   5  4  4  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  4  2  2  2  1  2
WIND GUST                 21 17                      12                        
CLOUDS                    FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 17 17 31 16 14 43 45 31 32 18 13  7  8 10  8 10 10 24
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           0
MIX HGT                    1  1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1  2
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  N  N NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E
T WIND SPD                16 16 12 14 18 12  6  5  5  4 13 11 10  9  5  5 12 12
DISPERSION                PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        7 28 53113154  6  3  3  3  8 73 81 77  4  3  3  6 26
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2
STABILITY                  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.21 28.26 28.20 28.23 28.27 28.36 28.35 28.44 28.51


Date           04/08Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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       59      33      65      42      73      46      80      52      81
TEMP          55 53 39 36 60 59 47 44 70 65 51 49 78 72 57 54 78 73
DEWPT         26 29 29 30 38 41 42 42 47 46 45 44 51 52 50 49 53 52
RH            32 39 67 79 44 51 83 93 44 50 80 83 39 49 77 83 42 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10       5       5      10       5       5

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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