RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
632 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

NCZ003-072100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
632 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date             Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 76          58          74          50          76
TEMP             58 67 74 76 71 66 64 61 58 66 71 71 65 59 56 53 51 64 73 76 68
DEWPT            57 62 62 61 60 60 59 58 57 59 57 57 55 53 52 51 50 54 50 48 48
MAX/MIN RH                   61          95          60          97          37
RH               96 84 66 60 68 81 84 90 96 78 61 61 70 80 86 93 96 70 44 37 49
WIND DIR          E  S SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NW  N  W SW  W  W
WIND SPD          1  4  8  8  3  3  2  1  1  3  5  3  1  0  0  1  0  1  3  3  1
WIND GUST              19 20 17 14                                             
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        67 65 57 57 59 69 69 72 76 84 87 76 70 35 26 20 22 19 30 30 13
VSBY              7 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  2            
POP 12HR                     40          70          60          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM NM                   IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS SC IS                IS IS                           
MIX HGT          <1  2  5  4  2  1  1 <1  1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  N NW NW NW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        4  8 17 25 16 14 11  9  5 11 11 12  2  4  5  6  6  8  6  8  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4 16 51 68  7  7  5  4  7 26 30 48  1  2  3  3  7 25 48 56  2
MAX LVORI         8  4  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  3  4  6  6  6  3  1  1  2
STABILITY         C  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING               700  1500   600   500  2600  2100  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.30 28.19 28.14 28.08 28.09 28.08 28.12 28.15 28.18 28.15


Date          Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       53      80      57      81      47      61      33      58
TEMP          57 54 78 72 60 59 78 74 65 50 50 46 38 34 54 53
DEWPT         49 49 54 57 56 56 59 57 55 46 29 23 23 23 27 31
RH            75 83 43 59 87 90 52 55 70 86 44 40 54 64 35 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      10      40      80      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC          SC NM  O SC IS 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