RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

NCZ003-180800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date           06/17/26      Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 65          91          66          85          59
TEMP          86 81 71 67 66 73 85 91 87 79 73 70 68 70 77 82 84 78 68 63 60 64
DEWPT         58 60 60 60 61 65 68 68 70 70 69 67 66 68 68 63 61 59 58 56 54 56
MIN/MAX RH                   85          48          99          45          82
RH            39 49 68 78 84 76 57 47 57 74 87 90 93 93 74 53 46 52 70 78 81 75
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW  N  N  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       6  3  2  2  2  4 12 11  8  4  1  0  0  1  4  8  8  6  3  3  3  4
WIND GUST                    16 27 23 19                      18 17            
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     18 24 22 35 66 30 43 61 73 93 91 70 82 64 58 39 27 36 21 32 24 27
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          60          50          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM SC       SC IS IS                     
TSTMS                              SC NM IS             IS                     
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  W SW  S SW NW NW  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD    13 12  6  9  6 10 25 24 25 16 10  9  3 11 19 18 18 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI          104  6  3  4  3 18106110 82 11  5  4  2 13 72114130  6            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  5  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  A  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  4100  7500   400  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.95 27.94 27.97 27.97 28.00 27.98 28.01 28.03            


Date           06/20Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       85      61      88      65      86      64      84      60      83
TEMP          83 79 64 67 84 82 70 70 81 79 68 68 81 78 65 66 81 79
DEWPT         55 58 56 58 61 64 63 66 68 69 64 64 63 63 59 60 61 63
RH            38 49 75 73 46 55 78 87 65 72 87 87 54 60 81 81 51 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20      20      70      40      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS IS NM NM SC IS IS IS IS    IS SC
TSTMS                        IS IS       SC IS       IS          SC

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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