RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
332 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

NCZ003-100800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
332 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date           03/09/26      Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26            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
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                 52          78          56          82          45
TEMP          74 66 57 55 54 54 68 75 76 69 63 61 58 58 69 76 76 76 69 67 58 47
DEWPT         42 43 42 43 44 47 55 56 58 58 57 57 57 57 63 62 60 57 57 57 55 46
MIN/MAX RH                   78          50          98          48          99
RH            32 43 57 64 69 77 63 52 54 68 81 87 96 96 81 62 58 52 66 70 90 96
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW  W NW  S  S SW  W  N  N  N  N  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD       3  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  5  6  4  4  4  5 10
WIND GUST                                                     19 17 18 17 20 28
CLOUDS        CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)      4  4 20 51 32 43 30 53 45 36 36 50 64 73 67 49 60 73 73 90 88 92
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          30           5          20          70
RAIN                                                                       L   
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC IS             IS IS IS IS IS IS NM    NM
TSTMS                              IS                                          
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  2            
T WIND DIR     W  S SW  W NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  N SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    10  4  3  3  4  4  9 10 11 10  5  3  4  0  3 14 21 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI           73  2  2  2  2  4 23 44 67  5  3  2  2  0  5 90152  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  4  2  1  1  3  5  6  8  9  4  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  F  G  A  A  C  B  G  G  F  F  B  C  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  3700  5100 17800 15200      
STA PRES            28.22 28.21 28.25 28.21 28.22 28.15 28.14 28.06            


Date           03/12Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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       57      31      61      40      70      45      72      46      59
TEMP          50 45 35 32 56 55 46 41 66 62 50 46 69 67 57 47 57 46
DEWPT         31 23 23 21 26 31 33 33 37 40 40 41 49 50 51 40 29 25
RH            48 41 61 63 31 40 60 73 34 44 68 83 49 54 80 76 34 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70       0       0       0       0       5      20      60      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS                                  IS SC NM SC 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