RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

NCZ003-300800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Date           10/29/26      Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            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                 54          76          48          65          45
TEMP          70 60 57 55 54 54 68 76 74 62 56 52 49 48 59 63 64 56 50 48 46 46
DEWPT         53 52 48 46 44 45 49 51 51 54 49 44 41 41 45 46 45 47 44 41 40 41
MIN/MAX RH                   75          42          80          50          83
RH            55 75 72 72 69 71 51 42 44 75 77 74 74 77 60 54 50 72 80 77 79 83
WIND DIR       S  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  0  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  3  2  1  0  3  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%)      5  1  2  3  3  4  3  5 30  6 31 43 37 53 69 80 75 81 82 85 88 87
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10      
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD     3  3  5  9 12 12 14 12 11  9  9  8  5  4  6  6  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            9  2  3  4  6 13 33 54 35  4  4  4  3  4 16 18 12  2            
MAX LVORI      2  4  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  3  3  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  G  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None     0     0     0      
STA PRES            28.29 28.28 28.31 28.31 28.39 28.44 28.51 28.48            


Date           11/01Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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       66      47      67      48      70      52      70      56      71
TEMP          63 55 49 48 64 57 50 49 68 61 54 53 67 63 58 57 68 64
DEWPT         44 46 43 44 51 52 47 48 56 55 53 53 61 60 57 56 62 59
RH            50 72 80 86 63 83 89 96 65 81 96100 81 90 96 96 81 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      10      10      10      10      20      40      60      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC NM NM NM 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