RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

NCZ003-132000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
101 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

Date             Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            Tue 09/15/26
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                 87          67          86          60          81
TEMP                   85 87 80 72 69 67 68 80 84 86 78 68 65 62 61 70 78 81 74
DEWPT                  69 70 68 67 65 65 66 70 67 65 61 58 58 55 53 56 60 64 63
MAX/MIN RH                   56          93          49          80          53
RH                     59 57 67 84 87 93 93 72 57 50 56 70 78 78 75 61 54 56 69
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE  N
WIND SPD                4  5  3  3  2  3  3  6  6  5  3  2  2  1  1  3  4  3  0
CLOUDS                 FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)              23 31 15  1  6 10 28 30 14  9 15 32 46 55 38 22 19 11  3
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           0
MIX HGT                 5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E SE  S  S SE
T WIND SPD             16 13  6  5  6  6 12 20 13 11  6  5  4  5  9  4  3  1  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    94 56  3  3  3  3 13 90 83 69  3  3  2  3  9 16 15  5  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  3  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.10 28.14 28.16 28.23 28.24 28.31 28.35 28.44 28.39


Date          Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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       59      87      62      88      64      89      65      86
TEMP          62 61 84 78 65 64 86 79 67 66 88 77 68 67 84 78
DEWPT         58 56 66 65 60 59 64 64 60 61 66 68 64 63 67 68
RH            87 84 55 64 84 84 48 60 78 84 48 74 87 87 57 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0      20       5      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS          SC          IS
TSTMS                              IS          IS          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