RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

Date           04/06/26      Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26            Thu
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                 39          64          31          60          33
TEMP             60 51 47 42 42 54 61 62 54 45 40 35 33 46 55 59 53 43 39 35 34
DEWPT            31 33 33 32 31 30 29 26 23 21 20 18 18 21 22 23 26 27 27 27 29
MIN/MAX RH                   67          25          57          24          83
RH               33 50 58 67 65 40 29 25 30 38 44 49 53 37 27 25 35 53 62 72 82
WIND DIR          W  W  W NW  N NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  2  2  2  1  2  3  4  4  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                    13                                                
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        58 43 48 42 46 23 32 16  6  5  6  7  6 10 16 31 45 41 53 44 41
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE  E            
T WIND SPD        8  3  4  8 13 19 14 10 11  8  6 12 14 10  9 10 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               4  2  2  4 28 92100 73  5  4  3  6 36 40 44 54  5            
MAX LVORI         2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.24 28.25 28.35 28.35 28.43 28.50 28.56 28.51            


Date           04/09Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
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       65      39      75      46      81      51      80      52      83
TEMP          60 55 43 43 70 63 50 50 78 69 56 55 77 71 58 56 80 74
DEWPT         34 38 36 37 44 44 41 41 48 51 48 47 52 52 50 51 53 51
RH            37 53 76 79 39 50 71 71 35 53 74 74 42 51 75 83 39 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10      10       5       5       0       0       0       5

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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