RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

NCZ003-010800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

Date           03/30/26      Tue 03/31/26            Wed 04/01/26            Thu
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                 50          79          55          81          57
TEMP                      53 53 68 77 77 71 65 61 57 57 71 79 81 75 66 63 59 57
DEWPT                     49 50 53 54 54 56 56 56 55 55 59 59 58 59 59 58 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                   91          43          97          47          99
RH                        86 89 59 45 45 59 73 84 93 93 66 50 46 58 78 84 90100
WIND DIR                  SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  N SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD                   3  1  4  5  5  2  2  2  1  1  2  4  4  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                             16 12                                    
CLOUDS                    FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)                 21 40 33 42 52 36 26 17 25 45 54 70 70 59 53 28 20 30
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  8
POP 12HR                      0          20           5          60          20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                   NM NM IS IS         
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  6  5 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD                 4  2 12 13 18 13 14 11  4  3 13  8 11  9  3  2  3  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  2 52 90 57  6  7  5  2  3 45 26 30  4  2  1  2  2
MAX LVORI                  6  6  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  6  1  2  1  3  4  5  7  9
STABILITY                  G  A  B  B  D  G  G  G  G  A  C  D  D  F  F  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  3300  None  None
STA PRES                  28.32 28.34 28.25 28.25 28.25 28.31 28.28 28.31 28.32


Date           04/02Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26
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       80      57      77      56      81      57      75      43      63
TEMP          78 74 63 58 75 71 60 58 78 75 63 59 75 69 55 45 62 58
DEWPT         60 57 55 57 58 57 56 56 58 56 55 56 57 53 47 42 40 37
RH            54 55 75 96 55 61 87 93 50 52 75 90 54 57 74 89 44 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      40      20      40      30      60      40      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS       IS SC IS    IS SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                     IS SC IS       IS          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