RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

NCZ003-270800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date           07/26/26      Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26            Wed
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          87          67          87          66
TEMP          80 77 69 67 66 68 79 84 87 81 72 70 69 71 79 83 85 80 73 70 67 69
DEWPT         73 74 69 67 66 68 71 69 68 71 68 66 65 68 74 74 73 72 69 68 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                  100          54          94          66          96
RH            79 90100100100100 77 61 53 72 87 87 87 90 85 74 67 77 87 93 97 93
WIND DIR      SW  N SW  W NW NW  N  N NW  N  N  N  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       2  0  1  1  2  3  5  3  2  0  0  0  1  2  6  9  9  5  5  4  5  8
WIND GUST                                                        18 17 18 19 21
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     53 52 59 33 31 42 35 37 31 25 41 39 53 70 68 82 82 27 29 30 29 22
VSBY          10 10 10 10  7  9 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  6  6  7            
POP 12HR                     10           5          40          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC NM NM               
TSTMS                                                   IS NM SC               
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW  W NW NW  N  N  N NW  N  N NW NW NW  N  S SW NW            
T WIND SPD     4  8  3  4  3  8 12  8  9  9  3  3  3  2  4 13 12  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP PR   
ADI           21  4  2  2  2  8 55 51 59  4  2  2  2  2 10 48 36  2            
MAX LVORI      3  6 10  9 10  8  3  1  1  3  6  7  7  6  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  G  F  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 11800 10500  4300  None      
STA PRES            27.99 27.99 28.00 27.98 27.98 27.94 27.90 27.77            


Date           07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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       84      62      81      61      83      64      80      65      77
TEMP          82 78 66 66 79 75 64 66 80 76 67 68 78 74 68 68 75 73
DEWPT         67 67 62 63 64 66 61 63 66 69 64 66 70 71 67 68 72 72
RH            61 69 87 90 60 74 90 90 62 79 90 93 76 90 97100 90 97
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0      10      20      60      50      70
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC NM SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                SC 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