RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025

NCZ003-110800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1031 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025

Date           03/10/25      Tue 03/11/25            Wed 03/12/25            Thu
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                 38          74          42          73          45
TEMP                45 43 41 40 58 70 73 63 50 48 45 43 62 70 72 64 54 50 48 46
DEWPT               26 27 28 29 35 33 34 36 35 35 36 35 42 40 39 41 40 39 39 39
MIN/MAX RH                   65          24          75          29          77
RH                  47 53 59 64 42 25 24 36 56 60 70 73 48 33 30 43 59 66 71 76
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW SW  S  S  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             2  3  3  2  4  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            2  1  1  1  1  0  0  2  4  4  5  6  4  8  4  6 11 29 53 60
VSBY                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             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           5  6  6  8 18 14 12  3  5  5  5  5  5 11 12  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  3  8 57 74 73  2  3  3  3  6 17 66 75  3            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.95 27.98 27.94 28.00 28.03 28.08 28.05            


Date           03/13Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
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       71      45      69      52      71      56      70      40      63
TEMP          68 63 50 46 66 64 56 54 66 67 60 57 66 58 47 41 59 54
DEWPT         44 44 42 42 49 49 49 51 56 54 55 55 51 42 32 27 26 28
RH            42 50 74 86 54 58 77 90 70 63 84 93 58 55 56 57 28 36
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL
POP 12HR            5       5      10      20      50      90      70      20       5
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC NM  O NM SC IS         
TSTMS                                       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