RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

NCZ003-060900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
202 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date           03/04/26      Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 51          76          53          79          58
TEMP                      52 51 63 74 76 70 62 58 55 54 67 76 78 72 64 61 59 58
DEWPT                     51 50 56 56 55 55 55 55 53 52 58 58 59 59 59 59 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   99          49          96          51          99
RH                        96 96 78 53 48 59 78 90 93 93 73 54 52 64 84 93 96100
WIND DIR                   N  N  S  S  S  S SW SW  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                   0  0  2  5  5  2  1  1  0  0  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS                    B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                 54 73 55 29 36 25 33 61 60 63 40 40 40 35 29 38 44 61
VSBY                      10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
TSTMS                                                         IS               
Obvis                      F  F                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  4  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD                 5  5  5  9 12 10 10  4  2  2  2  4  8  8  3  5  6 10
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  6 11 43 74  5  5  2  1  2  5 27 47  4  2  3  3  8
MAX LVORI                  9  9  4  1  1  3  4  6  7  8  3  2  1  3  5  6  8  8
STABILITY                  F  A  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None   700  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        28.29 28.24 28.27 28.28 28.35 28.34 28.33 28.29


Date           03/07Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       77      57      74      52      74      53      79      59      78
TEMP          75 72 63 58 73 65 58 53 71 67 57 54 77 72 63 60 75 73
DEWPT         61 58 58 56 56 53 52 51 53 52 51 51 57 57 57 58 60 57
RH            62 61 84 93 55 65 80 93 53 59 80 90 50 59 81 93 60 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           50      50      60      30      30      20      30      20      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS       SC    IS SC SC
TSTMS                        SC 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