RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

NCZ003-012000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1101 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Date             Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 64          45          66          44          70
TEMP                   62 62 54 50 49 47 46 56 62 65 56 49 48 46 45 61 67 70 61
DEWPT                  42 42 43 41 41 41 42 48 47 48 48 45 44 44 45 55 56 57 56
MAX/MIN RH                   46          90          53         100          64
RH                     48 48 66 71 74 79 86 74 58 54 74 86 86 93100 81 68 63 84
WIND DIR                E  E  E  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  N
WIND SPD                4  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  2  5  4  0
CLOUDS                 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              49 68 59 53 72 76 88 36 37 15 24 35 29 31 30 25 26 19 16
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10          10           0           0
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1                        
T WIND DIR             SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E                        
T WIND SPD              6  5  4  4  4  4  3  4  5  5  3                        
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    15 13  2  2  2  2  3  8 15 15  2                        
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  3  3  3  6  3  2  2  4                        
STABILITY               D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  G                        
CEILING                    8200  7300  8100  None  None  None                  
STA PRES                   28.5 28.50 28.48 28.47 28.40                        


Date          Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       51      70      57      72      56      72      51      70
TEMP          54 54 67 64 60 59 69 65 59 58 70 63 55 53 68 59
DEWPT         53 54 63 62 60 59 67 64 59 58 62 58 53 51 55 53
RH            96100 87 93100100 93 97100100 76 84 93 93 63 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      30      70      70      40      40      20      10
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS         
TSTMS                                 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