RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

NCZ003-282100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 61          41          60          22          45
TEMP                47 57 61 54 47 46 43 42 52 56 52 41 36 30 25 23 32 42 45 38
DEWPT               27 23 24 28 27 27 31 33 35 30 26 23 19 14 10  9  8  7  7 10
MAX/MIN RH                   23          72          34          55          21
RH                  45 27 24 36 45 47 62 70 52 37 36 48 50 51 52 54 36 23 20 31
WIND DIR             W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  3  4  2  2  2  2  4  8 10 10 10  9  8  6  5  5  4  5  3
WIND GUST                 14       13 13                                       
CLOUDS              CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            0  9  4  6  5  7 11 25 28 18 37 43 32 24 11  8  4  3  3  4
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              4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6  3  4  2  3  2  3  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W SW SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          14 11 17  6  8  6  6  5 21 23 19 23 26 24 23 18 13 11 11  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             FR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 68 64105  3  4  3  3  6112105 87 31 18 16 10 54 57 66 76  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  D  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.03 27.92 27.87 27.80 27.81 27.88 28.01 28.11 28.20 28.16


Date          Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       24      51      33      58      46      65      37      49
TEMP          27 24 46 43 35 34 54 52 48 50 61 59 48 38 47 42
DEWPT         11 12 17 24 25 26 36 39 42 47 52 47 33 24 26 23
RH            50 60 31 47 66 72 50 61 80 89 72 64 56 57 43 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      30      60     100      30      10
RAIN                          S  C  C  C  L  ?  ?  C         
SNOW                          S                              

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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