RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

NCZ003-152100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1101 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

Date             Thu 01/15/26            Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 30          15          41          27          46
TEMP                   29 29 25 22 20 18 18 27 37 40 34 31 30 30 31 37 43 46 39
DEWPT                   5  6  7  6  6  5  5  5  6 11 14 15 17 20 23 30 30 30 26
MAX/MIN RH                   35          60          26          75          54
RH                     35 37 46 49 54 56 56 38 27 30 43 51 58 66 72 75 60 53 59
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD               12 13  8  6  2  2  1  2  5  5  2  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  2
WIND GUST                 24 25 21 13                                  16      
CLOUDS                 FW SC FW FW CL FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              25 46  8  6  5 19 62 53 29 15 29 49 59 76 73 72 56 42 47
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0          20          20
FLURRIES                                                                       
RAIN                                                              S  S         
SNOW                                                        S  S  S            
MIX HGT                 6  6  3  2 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S SW SW  S  S SW  S SW SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             27 29 29 26 16  6  4  8 12 14  6  9 12 12  9  9 20 18 13
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                   121131 20 12  7  3  4 17 37 45  3  4  6  6  7 27 57 69  6
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  E  F  G  G  C  C  C  C  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  4200  4200  None
STA PRES                  27.85 27.94 28.00 28.06 28.05 28.06 28.03 28.09 28.13


Date          Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       23      32      14      38      13      32      14      42
TEMP          30 24 30 24 19 14 35 30 21 14 30 25 19 15 38 33
DEWPT         21 17 12  9  6  6 11 12  8  3  0  2  1  2  8 15
RH            69 74 46 52 56 70 36 46 56 61 27 36 44 55 28 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20       0       0       0       0       0       0
SNOW              S  S                                       

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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