RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

NCZ003-120800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date           06/11/26      Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            Sun
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                 69          91          66          90          65
TEMP                75 72 70 75 86 91 89 82 74 71 68 70 81 87 90 85 72 68 65 71
DEWPT               67 65 67 69 68 66 67 68 67 66 64 64 63 61 61 65 62 61 60 64
MIN/MAX RH                   90          45          89          38          84
RH                  76 79 90 82 55 44 48 63 79 84 87 81 54 42 38 51 71 78 84 79
WIND DIR             W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N SE  S  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             3  4  3  1  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST                                   13                                 
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           25 48 30 20 12 22 59 72 39 31 26 29  9 15 16 51 51 40 38 50
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          40          10          20          30
RAIN SHWRS                            SC                         IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                                 SC                         IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NW  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD           4  3  6 20 16 12  9 11  5  9 10 10  5  4  4  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  3 24 89105 39  8  3  4  5 18 28 35 39  3            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  C  E  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  5000  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.04 28.07 28.07 28.03 28.08 28.12 28.15 28.09            


Date           06/14Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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       91      62      82      61      78      58      82      61      86
TEMP          89 82 69 66 79 78 66 64 76 74 63 63 79 78 65 66 82 82
DEWPT         67 69 64 61 60 61 57 57 58 60 56 57 57 60 57 60 63 66
RH            48 65 84 84 52 56 73 78 54 62 78 81 47 54 75 81 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      20      30      30      40      20      10       5      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS    IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS             SC SC
TSTMS            SC IS       IS          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