RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

NCZ003-190800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

Date           05/18/26      Tue 05/19/26            Wed 05/20/26            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                 61          90          62          89          62
TEMP          88 81 72 68 63 69 82 88 89 82 73 69 64 69 85 88 86 79 70 66 63 66
DEWPT         59 59 57 57 57 59 60 56 55 56 55 55 54 56 60 60 62 65 64 63 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                   84          32          72          39          98
RH            38 47 59 68 81 70 47 34 32 41 53 61 70 63 43 39 45 62 81 90 97 90
WIND DIR       S  S SW  N  N  N SW SW  S  S SW  N  N  N SW SW SW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD       8  4  1  0  0  0  4  8  8  3  1  0  0  0  1  4  4  2  1  0  0  0
WIND GUST        14                      13                                    
CLOUDS        FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      6  6  5 11 25 22 22 13 44 54 52 32 41 14 14 69 69 66 63 59 72 82
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  8
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          50          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW NW  W NW  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD    14 12  4  3  2  4 11 13 12  9  6  5  3  4 14 10  9  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          112  6  2  2  1  4 53 98 92  4  3  3  2  4101 51 43  3            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  G  F  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3300  9100      
STA PRES            28.35 28.33 28.36 28.29 28.28 28.26 28.25 28.20            


Date           05/21Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26
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       79      55      69      57      76      60      80      61      81
TEMP          78 68 59 56 65 67 61 59 72 73 64 63 77 74 65 64 78 75
DEWPT         66 63 56 55 61 61 58 59 67 68 63 63 69 70 64 63 69 69
RH            67 84 90 96 87 81 90100 84 84 97100 76 87 97 97 74 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR           90      90      80      80      70      50      80      50      80
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O  O  O  O NM  O NM SC NM SC SC SC  O SC SC SC  O
TSTMS         IS SC IS       SC IS       SC IS       SC 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