RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

NCZ003-032000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Date             Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26            Sun 04/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 80          56          78          58          70
TEMP                68 77 79 73 66 61 59 58 69 75 77 72 67 64 62 59 62 66 68 62
DEWPT               59 58 56 56 56 57 57 58 62 62 62 61 61 61 60 59 59 55 48 44
MAX/MIN RH                   46          99          60         100          48
RH                  73 52 45 55 70 87 93100 78 64 60 68 81 90 93100 90 68 49 52
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             3  5  5  2  1  1  1  1  4  8  8  4  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  4
WIND GUST                                         19 16 16 17 16 14       16 16
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           50 34 37 65 51 38 51 61 55 72 72 55 52 83 92 94 94 83 65 48
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5          60          70          90
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS NM NM SC SC NM NM  O  O SC SC   
TSTMS                                          IS                IS    IS      
MIX HGT              3  5  6  1 <1  1 <1 <1  2  4  4  2  1  2  2  1  2  3  5  1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  S  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD          13 13 12 11  5  5  3  2  9 10 14 13 17 14 13 11  8 13 11 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 46 81 88  5  3  3  2  2 20 27 43  9  8 10  9 19 16 33 46  7
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  3  6  8  9  3  2  1  3  4  5  6  5  5  3  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  G  F  C  D  D  D  E  F  E  E  D  D  D  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None   900  1900  1700   500   500  8100
STA PRES            28.39 28.34 28.34 28.33 28.34 28.24 28.20 28.13 28.15 28.12


Date          Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       40      65      38      60      30      61      34      69
TEMP          48 41 62 59 44 41 58 52 36 32 57 54 39 37 66 61
DEWPT         37 32 31 32 32 31 26 21 21 21 25 27 28 29 38 39
RH            65 70 31 36 62 67 29 29 54 63 29 35 64 72 36 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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