RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

NCZ003-172000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1031 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                 91          70          85          65          83
TEMP                84 89 86 80 74 73 71 73 79 81 80 77 72 69 67 69 77 79 79 76
DEWPT               73 72 72 72 70 69 67 68 69 68 68 67 63 61 59 62 64 64 66 67
MAX/MIN RH                   57          90          65          78          60
RH                  70 57 63 77 87 87 87 84 72 65 67 71 73 76 75 78 64 60 64 74
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD             2  4  5  3  1  2  2  1  2  3  3  1  2  2  2  1  2  3  2  1
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           33 57 65 76 80 66 59 71 73 84 79 74 55 58 51 59 71 75 72 69
VSBY                 7  7  7  4 10  8  8  9 10 10 10  5                        
POP 12HR                     50          50          60          20          40
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                     IS SC SC SC       IS NM SC                   IS IS   
LAL                  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  2  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2   
HAINES               4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
MIX HGT              4  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD           6  4  8  8  4  5  5  9  8  9 10 12 11  8  6  5  9  3  2  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 36 21 32  4  2  3  3 13 28 27 38  6  5  4  3  8 45 20 12  3
MAX LVORI            3  2  1  4  6  6  6  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  1  2  2  3
STABILITY            A  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    3700  5500  3600  3600  5600  3700  None  2600  2900
STA PRES                  28.06 28.06 28.08 28.12 28.12 28.17 28.20 28.25 28.23


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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      81      67      85      67      85      67      84
TEMP          70 70 77 75 69 71 82 77 70 71 82 77 71 71 81 77
DEWPT         67 67 71 70 67 67 69 70 67 68 70 70 68 68 71 71
RH            90 90 82 84 93 87 65 79 90 90 67 79 90 90 72 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           30      60      40      50      40      60      50      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC IS SC NM
TSTMS               IS SC SC       SC SC    IS SC SC    IS SC

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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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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