RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

NCZ003-240800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

Date           09/22/26      Wed 09/23/26            Thu 09/24/26            Fri
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                 59          63          54          60          46
TEMP                   63 61 60 61 62 61 59 57 56 56 55 57 59 59 59 53 51 48 47
DEWPT                  61 60 59 59 60 59 58 56 55 54 53 55 55 55 55 52 49 47 47
MIN/MAX RH                   96          93          96          84         100
RH                     93 97 96 93 93 93 96 96 96 93 93 93 87 87 87 96 93 96100
WIND DIR                E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD                4  4  4  5  6  5  5  4  3  4  4  5  5  5  2  1  1  3  4
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              93 93 91 95 95 95 91 87 95 94 82 91 80 75 53 33 26 18 12
VSBY                    6  6  5  5  4  3  4  3  4  6 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60          70          80          40           0
RAIN                    C  C  L  L  C  L  L  D  D  C  C  C                     
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                <1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR             NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE            
T WIND SPD             10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 12 12 12 13            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     5  7 14 18 18 18  8  9  7  9 17 22 26 25  6            
MAX LVORI               9  8  5  5  5  5  8  8  8  8  5  5  4  4  5            
STABILITY               F  E  D  D  D  D  E  E  F  E  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING                     900   700  1400  1000   700   700  3300  None      
STA PRES                  28.27 28.33 28.31 28.31 28.27 28.29 28.28            


Date           09/25Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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       72      46      75      49      74      51      76      52      77
TEMP          70 62 51 48 72 64 53 51 72 64 54 52 74 66 56 53 75 68
DEWPT         49 49 44 43 48 50 46 45 52 53 49 48 56 59 53 52 62 63
RH            47 62 77 83 42 60 77 80 49 67 83 86 53 78 90 96 64 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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