RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

NCZ003-120800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1101 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

Date           10/11/26      Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 60          76          55          83          59
TEMP                   61 61 61 68 73 76 65 61 58 56 57 75 82 81 69 63 61 60 61
DEWPT                  59 58 59 63 62 63 60 57 57 56 56 66 65 67 65 61 59 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                  100          66         100          57          93
RH                     93 90 93 84 68 64 84 87 96100 96 74 56 63 87 93 93 93 90
WIND DIR                W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                5 10 11 14 11  8  3  2  2  2  2  1  4  3  1  1  1  2  2
WIND GUST              17 26 27 28 23 18                                       
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              18 15 16 10  6  2  9 14  4  7 15  9  2  2  1  1  3  5  4
VSBY                    7  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD             13 18 21 32 24 19  8  6  5  6  6  4  4  5  3            
DISPERSION             PR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     6 12 17 70 75 52  4  3  3  3  7  9 25 19  2            
MAX LVORI               6  5  5  4  1  1  6  6  9  9  8  3  2  2  6            
STABILITY               F  E  C  D  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.01 28.08 28.10 28.13 28.16 28.18 28.15            


Date           10/14Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       86      62      81      60      80      47      59      36      59
TEMP          85 75 65 63 79 72 63 61 77 65 54 47 57 48 40 37 57 49
DEWPT         68 68 62 61 69 68 62 60 66 60 48 39 40 38 33 31 38 40
RH            57 79 90 93 72 87 97 97 69 84 80 74 53 68 76 79 49 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      20      20      10      10       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS 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