RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026

NCZ003-212000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026

Date             Tue 04/21/26            Wed 04/22/26            Thu 04/23/26
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                 69          45          80          50          81
TEMP             38 53 64 68 63 54 51 48 50 72 78 79 73 61 55 51 55 73 79 80 74
DEWPT            20 25 29 34 37 38 38 39 41 42 40 41 44 44 44 44 46 49 49 48 49
MAX/MIN RH                   27          75          25          77          32
RH               48 33 27 28 38 54 61 71 71 34 26 26 35 53 66 77 72 43 35 33 41
WIND DIR          N  S  S  S  S SW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD          0  1  3  5  2  1  1  1  1  5  9  8  2  2  1  2  1  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                   16 19 19 12                        
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         4  3  7 21 40 41 31 10 18 17 27 27 18 18 12  7 15 15 32 32 27
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          10
MIX HGT           1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  9  9 <1
T WIND DIR        E  S SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW
T WIND SPD        3  4  5 11  9  5  2  2  4 32 25 21  6  3  4  5  6 14  8  8  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               5 19 31 63  4  3  1  1  4200200189  3  2  2  3  7115 83 80  2
MAX LVORI         2  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.43 28.32 28.28 28.23 28.21 28.15 28.16 28.15 28.16 28.09


Date          Fri 04/24/26Sat 04/25/26Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26
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       52      83      55      80      52      73      48      71
TEMP          58 56 80 75 59 59 75 71 60 55 70 67 54 51 69 66
DEWPT         47 46 47 50 49 49 56 57 54 52 52 49 47 46 51 51
RH            67 69 31 41 69 69 52 61 81 90 53 52 77 83 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      20      70      50      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                              SC IS       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