RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

NCZ003-142000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date             Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 91          62          81          56          81
TEMP                86 91 87 81 73 69 64 64 72 78 80 75 65 60 57 61 73 78 81 77
DEWPT               67 67 68 68 68 64 59 57 56 53 53 54 53 51 50 52 54 55 57 58
MAX/MIN RH                   45          86          39          77          43
RH                  53 45 53 65 84 84 84 78 57 42 39 48 65 72 77 72 51 45 44 52
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  S SW SW
WIND SPD             3  6  6  4  3  5  6  8  6  5  5  3  2  1  1  0  0  4  5  2
WIND GUST                    14 13 19 20 19                                    
CLOUDS              FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            7 59 67 57 38 48 28 21 26 29 18 26 28 53 55 43 43 46 34 42
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          30          10           5           5
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC IS                                             
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                                                
MIX HGT              5  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW  W  W  W  W NW  N NW  W  W NW  N  N  N NE  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           9 10 12 12  8  9 11 16 11 12  9 12  6  5  5  5  5 10 10 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 59 46 44  8  4  6  5 36 49 82 62  6  3  3  3  6 27 74 83  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  5  4  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  C  B  E  G  E  F  B  B  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  7400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.05 27.99 27.96 27.96 28.01 27.98 28.02 28.02 28.03 27.97


Date          Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       58      86      64      92      67      85      60      84
TEMP          62 64 84 81 67 70 88 85 72 71 81 78 65 65 82 78
DEWPT         55 56 56 59 59 63 67 69 66 66 65 65 59 59 57 59
RH            78 75 38 47 75 78 50 59 81 84 58 64 81 81 43 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10       5      40      40      70      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC NM NM IS         
TSTMS                              SC SC    IS SC 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