RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

NCZ003-122000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1101 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date             Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26
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                 77          63          73          61          80
TEMP                   75 74 72 69 68 66 66 70 71 71 69 67 65 63 65 72 77 79 76
DEWPT                  72 72 71 69 68 66 66 70 70 70 69 67 65 63 65 68 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH                   85         100          96         100          70
RH                     90 93 97100100100100100 97 97100100100100100 87 76 72 82
WIND DIR                E NE  E NE  N  N  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  N
WIND SPD                2  2  1  1  0  0  2  4  5  4  3  2  2  1  2  3  4  3  0
CLOUDS                 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              96 78 88 85 94 89 97 89 88 82 83 84 81 63 63 59 51 30 23
VSBY                    7  7  5  5  5  7  5  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          90          80          60          20
RAIN SHWRS             NM NM NM NM  O NM NM  O NM NM NM NM IS IS       IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS SC SC             IS SC SC IS                IS IS   
Obvis                              PF    PF                                    
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR              E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE
T WIND SPD              2  8 11 10  6  9 10 23 17 14  8  5  4  3  8  8  5  4  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                     7 18  5  5  3  4 11 44 40 34  4  3  2  2 10 25 24 21  1
MAX LVORI               6  5  9  9  9  9  7  4  4  4  9  9  9 10  7  4  3  3  6
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  G
CEILING                    1700   600   600   700  1100  3800  3900  5500  None
STA PRES                  28.22 28.25 28.24 28.29 28.30 28.30 28.27 28.30 28.25


Date          Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       63      90      67      92      68      91      67      90
TEMP          66 68 87 83 70 72 90 86 72 73 89 85 70 72 88 84
DEWPT         65 66 69 72 66 68 70 72 66 68 69 71 66 68 69 71
RH            97 93 55 70 87 87 52 63 81 84 52 63 87 87 54 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10       0      10       5      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS          IS
TSTMS                                          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