RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

NCZ003-292000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date             Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26
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                 86          68          89          68          95
TEMP                   84 85 81 73 70 69 72 80 84 87 83 75 71 69 74 86 91 93 88
DEWPT                  70 71 73 71 69 69 70 73 72 73 73 71 69 68 70 73 71 70 72
MAX/MIN RH                   64         100          63          97          47
RH                     63 63 77 93 97100 93 79 67 63 72 87 93 97 87 65 52 47 59
WIND DIR                E  E  S  N  N  N  N  N SE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N SE SE  N
WIND SPD                3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  2  0
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              40 40 62 51 53 56 77 57 45 22 32 27 18 10 21  6 17 12 17
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          20           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                IS                                                   
TSTMS                     IS                                                   
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT                 5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR              N  N SE  E  E  E SE  W  W SW SW SW SW NW NW  N  N  N NW
T WIND SPD              4  2  4  3  3  4  4  2  2  3  5  3  3  2  5 12  9  9  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    30 11  2  2  2  2  7  8 12 17  3  2  2  1  6 55 60 60  1
MAX LVORI               2  2  4  7  8  9  6  4  3  2  3  6  7  8  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  2500  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.21 28.24 28.25 28.28 28.23 28.21 28.21 28.21 28.17


Date          Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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       70      98      71      96      71      96      71      94
TEMP          73 77 95 89 73 76 94 87 73 77 93 86 74 76 90 83
DEWPT         68 69 66 70 65 67 64 69 64 67 65 69 66 68 67 70
RH            84 76 39 54 76 74 37 55 73 71 40 57 76 76 47 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR            5       5       5      10      10      30      30      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC    IS NM
TSTMS                                          SC 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