RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
256 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026

NCZ003-210800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
256 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026

Date           06/20/26      Sun 06/21/26            Mon 06/22/26            Tue
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                 62          88          65          91          66
TEMP          83 78 68 64 62 67 79 84 87 81 72 68 65 71 84 89 87 81 73 69 67 70
DEWPT         54 57 57 56 55 59 60 59 59 63 61 59 60 63 68 68 70 70 69 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                   78          40          82          51          92
RH            37 48 68 75 78 75 52 43 39 54 68 73 84 76 59 50 57 69 87 90 93 87
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW  W SW  S SW SE SW SW SW  N SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       4  2  2  1  1  1  2  5  4  2  1  1  1  0  8  9  8  5  2  1  2  3
WIND GUST                                                  19 18 16            
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     14 24 13 12  6 15  8 20 20 15 23 12 23 41 41100100 63 60 48 40 32
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                                                   IS NM NM SC IS         
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W            
T WIND SPD     8  6  3  4  4  3  6  5  9  9  2  3  3  5 16 16 18  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           65  3  2  2  2  3 41 49 74  4  1  2  2  6 80 50 49  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  D  D  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3700  3700      
STA PRES      28.06 28.07 28.08 28.11 28.08 28.10 28.10 28.11 28.07            


Date           06/23Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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      61      86      63      87      63      87      63      88
TEMP          83 79 65 66 83 80 67 68 84 80 67 68 84 81 67 69 85 82
DEWPT         63 62 58 58 59 62 60 62 63 64 61 62 62 64 60 62 62 64
RH            51 56 78 75 44 54 78 81 49 58 81 81 48 56 78 78 46 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20       5      10      20      40      20      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS             IS    SC SC IS    IS SC          SC
TSTMS            IS             IS    IS SC IS       SC          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

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