RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

NCZ003-082000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
101 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date             Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26
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                 88          67          87          66          88
TEMP                   85 83 79 72 70 68 71 81 85 86 81 72 69 67 71 82 86 87 81
DEWPT                  70 72 71 71 70 68 70 69 67 66 67 67 66 65 67 70 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH                   57         100          52          98          57
RH                     61 70 77 97100100 97 67 55 51 63 84 90 93 87 67 59 57 72
WIND DIR                S  W  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                2  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  5  5  3  1  1  1  2  4  6  5  3
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              50 49 58 39 27 38 13  9 33 49 15 21 23  4 27 37 63 63 56
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          50          30           5          40
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM SC IS             IS IS                   SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC NM SC IS             IS IS                   SC SC   
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT                 5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  S SW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  W
T WIND SPD              5  3  2  3  2  3  8 12 11 14 12  5  4  5  8 11 13 18 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    37  9  1  2  1  2  8 73 83 75  6  3  2  3  9 61 52 63  7
MAX LVORI               1  3  4  7 10 10  6  1  1  1  3  5  6  8  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING                    2900  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3700
STA PRES                  28.11 28.11 28.10 28.11 28.06 28.09 28.11 28.12 28.08


Date          Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       67      85      65      82      62      81      62      86
TEMP          69 71 84 77 68 69 79 77 66 67 78 76 65 67 84 81
DEWPT         67 69 72 72 67 68 70 69 64 65 67 68 62 63 64 67
RH            93 93 67 85 97 97 74 76 93 93 69 76 90 87 51 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           10      80      40      70      40      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS          NM  O SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC            
TSTMS               IS SC SC    IS SC IS    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

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