RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

NCZ003-052000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
802 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

Date             Sun 04/05/26            Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26
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                 69          38          67          40          62
TEMP                64 66 66 58 50 45 40 40 53 64 66 59 50 45 41 43 54 60 61 54
DEWPT               61 57 49 42 37 34 31 29 31 32 32 34 34 34 34 34 33 28 24 24
MAX/MIN RH                   53          70          27          75          24
RH                  90 73 54 55 61 65 70 64 43 30 28 39 54 65 76 70 45 29 24 31
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD             4  4  6  5  6  6  5  4  4  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  2
WIND GUST                 18 19 24 24 21 18                      14 16         
CLOUDS              OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           92 71 55 39  6  7  6  6  9 10 19 22 15 22 16 14  7  6  7  9
VSBY                 3  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS           O IS                                                      
TSTMS               IS                                                         
MIX HGT              2  3  4  1  1  1  1  1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1  1  1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N
T WIND SPD           8 20 17 24 17 18 18 16 17 16 17  8  6  5  5 17 25 19 14 12
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 18 63 74 11  8  8  8 29 75119141  4  3  3  3 29140141108  6
MAX LVORI            4  3  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.07 28.08 28.16 28.21 28.27 28.20 28.22 28.23 28.34 28.39


Date          Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26
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       33      60      36      67      43      76      48      80
TEMP          38 35 56 54 40 38 63 60 47 46 73 67 53 50 78 71
DEWPT         22 23 27 30 32 31 40 42 42 42 47 47 46 46 52 52
RH            52 61 32 40 73 76 43 51 83 86 40 49 77 86 40 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      10       5       5       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