RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ003-232000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Date             Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26
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                 80          56          83          59          88
TEMP                74 79 79 72 64 61 57 61 73 80 82 77 66 62 60 65 78 84 87 83
DEWPT               68 64 62 59 56 54 52 54 55 54 55 59 57 55 53 57 60 61 61 63
MAX/MIN RH                   62          85          39          80          41
RH                  82 60 56 64 75 78 83 78 53 41 40 54 73 78 78 75 54 46 42 51
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD             8 11 11 10  5  4  3  3  2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  5  5  1
WIND GUST           19 23 25 24 17 16                                          
CLOUDS              B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           53 28 15  3  1  2  6  5 22 55 52 29 21 24 24 15  8 20 17 19
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  S NW NW  N NW SW  S SW  S
T WIND SPD          13 31 25 19 11  6  6 11  4  5  3  1  1  3  3  1  8 11 10 10
DISPERSION                   FR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 40114 92 13  5  3  3 13 23 39 23  1  1  2  2  1 38 86 87  5
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  3  4  4  5  4  2  1  2  2  4  4  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  F  F  G  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.98 28.06 28.15 28.17 28.20 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.19 28.18


Date          Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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       65      91      68      90      68      92      68      94
TEMP          67 70 88 84 70 72 87 83 70 73 89 85 70 73 90 88
DEWPT         61 63 65 68 65 67 68 68 65 67 68 69 66 67 68 69
RH            81 78 47 59 84 84 53 61 84 81 50 59 87 81 49 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0      20      20      30      20      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS IS IS SC IS       SC          IS
TSTMS                  IS IS       SC IS       SC          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