RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

NCZ003-262000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

Date             Wed 08/26/26            Thu 08/27/26            Fri 08/28/26
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                 84          66          85          66          84
TEMP                75 82 82 75 70 68 67 68 79 84 82 75 70 68 66 68 78 82 79 73
DEWPT               63 67 69 69 67 67 65 67 70 70 71 71 69 67 65 67 70 70 71 70
MAX/MIN RH                   61          95          63          99          66
RH                  66 61 65 82 90 97 93 97 74 63 69 87 97 97 97 97 76 67 77 90
WIND DIR             S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  N  N  N  N NW  N SE  W  N
WIND SPD             2  6  5  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  0
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           45 48 66 61 66 49 63 57 60 56 71 61 57 65 59 60 62 84 84 73
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  7  8 10  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          30          60          30          80
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS IS SC             SC NM SC SC       IS IS  O  O IS
TSTMS                  IS IS IS IS             SC SC SC IS             SC SC IS
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  N  N NE  N
T WIND SPD           5 11 11 10  8  2  1  1  6  4 12 11  6  3  2  2  3  3  2  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 58 40  5  4  1  1  1 19 21 40  5  3  2  1  2 11 18  6  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  6  7  8  8  3  2  3  5  8 10  8  8  4  3  4  7
STABILITY            A  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  2900  2100  5200  None  2000  1600   500   600  2900
STA PRES            28.21 28.15 28.14 28.14 28.14 28.09 28.12 28.13 28.19 28.15


Date          Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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       65      82      66      84      67      89      68      90
TEMP          67 67 80 74 68 68 82 77 69 69 86 81 71 70 88 82
DEWPT         67 66 70 70 68 68 70 70 68 67 69 70 68 67 69 71
RH           100 97 72 87100100 67 79 97 93 57 69 90 90 54 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           20      50      20      20       5      10       0      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS SC IS       IS                        
TSTMS         IS       SC          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