RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EST Mon Jan 20 2025

NCZ003-210900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
931 PM EST Mon Jan 20 2025

Date           01/20/25      Tue 01/21/25            Wed 01/22/25            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
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                 10          27           9          28          11
TEMP                15 13 12 11 18 25 27 24 18 14  9  9 16 25 27 23 19 16 14 13
DEWPT                0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2  1  6  5  0 -3 -5 -5 -6 -5 -4 -3 -3 -2 -1
MIN/MAX RH                   55          29          57          23          53
RH                  50 53 55 55 40 30 32 45 56 53 57 52 38 25 24 30 37 42 48 53
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N SE  S SE  E  W  W NW
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  1  1  2  6  8  8  8  4  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS              CL CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%)            2  4 26 37 61 80 82 86 37 23 15 10  7 21 12  9 16 25 24 60
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
LAL                  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1               
HAINES               4  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4            
MIX HGT              1  1  1  1  2  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N SE  S  S            
T WIND SPD          10  8  8 10  9  6  9 11 20 20 17 12 10  1  6  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  4  4 16 25 25 32  8 14 14 12 25 27  5 23  4            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  B  B  C  G            
CEILING                    None  8800  7100  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.48 28.47 28.39 28.43 28.42 28.47 28.42            


Date           01/23Fri 01/24/25Sat 01/25/25Sun 01/26/25Mon 01/27/25
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       39      19      39      19      45      26      47      32      47
TEMP          36 32 24 19 36 32 23 20 42 36 28 28 45 40 34 32 45 41
DEWPT          5  9 10 12 15 16 14 15 17 21 20 23 30 32 32 32 35 33
RH            27 37 54 74 42 51 68 81 36 54 71 81 55 73 92100 68 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       0       0      10      20      40
RAIN                                                        S  C  C
SNOW                                                        S      

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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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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