RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

NCZ003-182000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

Date             Sat 07/18/26            Sun 07/19/26            Mon 07/20/26
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                 90          70          88          67          86
TEMP          73 76 87 88 84 81 75 72 71 73 83 87 85 80 73 69 67 70 79 83 85 80
DEWPT         69 70 72 73 73 73 71 69 69 70 73 72 73 72 71 68 67 69 73 72 72 73
MAX/MIN RH                   57          94          61         100          66
RH            87 82 61 61 70 77 87 90 93 90 72 61 67 77 93 97100 97 82 70 65 79
WIND DIR       N  N SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W NW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  N
WIND SPD       0  0  4  6  4  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0
CLOUDS        B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     52 49 51 80 71 44 42 45 47 55 56 72 70 60 51 34 30 40 40 80 80 52
VSBY          10 10 10  6 10 10  7  7  7 10  7  6  6  6  7 10 10  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     80          10          50          40          70
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC                   IS SC SC IS       IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC                   IS SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW  W NW NW  W  W NW  N  N  N  E  S SW SW  N
T WIND SPD     2  2 12 12 17  9  5  6  3  9 11  9  6  3  4  4  4  8  2  4  5  1
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 45 45 43  4  3  3  2 11 51 39 21  2  2  2  2  9 10 23 18  1
MAX LVORI      6  5  1  1  1  4  6  6  7  5  3  1  3  4  6  8  9  6  4  3  3  4
STABILITY      F  A  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              None  3300  None  None  9400  4500  None  None  None  3600
STA PRES            28.11 28.03 28.03 28.00 28.04 28.01 28.04 28.07 28.09 28.05


Date          Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
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       67      89      69      87      61      84      62      85
TEMP          70 71 86 82 73 72 85 80 66 65 81 78 66 67 82 79
DEWPT         69 70 73 72 70 70 70 68 62 62 62 64 60 61 65 67
RH            97 97 65 72 90 93 61 67 87 90 53 62 81 81 56 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           30      40      40      40      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS             IS
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC    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