RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

NCZ003-070900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EST Tue Jan 6 2026

Date           01/06/26      Wed 01/07/26            Thu 01/08/26            Fri
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                 48          65          37          60          48
TEMP                52 50 49 48 55 62 62 51 45 42 40 39 50 57 58 52 51 49 50 51
DEWPT               47 46 44 43 46 41 40 39 38 36 35 32 38 39 41 42 43 45 48 49
MIN/MAX RH                   92          42          81          51          94
RH                  83 86 83 83 72 46 44 63 76 79 82 76 63 51 53 69 74 86 93 93
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             2  2  2  3  4  5  2  1  1  1  1  1  0  3  3  1  1  2  2  2
WIND GUST              12 12                                                   
CLOUDS              FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           23 54 24 16 15  9  8 24 17 27 38 54 44 76 86 83 89 91 90 91
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN                                                                       S  S
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           8  9 11 12 17 16  9  4  6  6  4  3  1  8  9  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  5 14 50 65 47  2  3  3  2  4  2 23 26  3            
MAX LVORI            6  6  5  5  3  1  1  3  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  F  G  B  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None 14400  1400      
STA PRES                  27.96 28.04 28.11 28.19 28.23 28.31 28.30            


Date           01/09Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26
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       64      56      63      42      45      26      47      29      50
TEMP          61 60 57 57 61 60 52 44 43 36 30 27 44 37 32 31 48 41
DEWPT         56 56 55 56 58 54 46 37 26 19 18 17 20 22 20 20 24 26
RH            84 87 93 96 90 81 80 76 51 50 60 65 38 54 61 63 39 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      80      80      60      20      10       5      10      10
RAIN           S  C                 C  S                           
RAIN SHWRS          NM  O  O  O NM                                 
TSTMS                        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