RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

NCZ003-092000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date             Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26
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                 77          52          82          53          70
TEMP                   74 76 71 58 54 52 55 75 80 81 73 63 60 57 57 62 65 67 60
DEWPT                  50 50 51 49 49 47 48 50 49 50 53 53 53 53 54 58 52 50 46
MAX/MIN RH                   40          85          32          96          55
RH                     43 40 49 72 83 83 77 41 34 34 49 70 78 86 90 87 63 54 60
WIND DIR               SW  W  W NW  W NW NW  S SW SW  W SW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD                8  8  4  3  3  2  2  2  5  5  3  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  5
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)              40 32 40 71 64 43  9  2  7 17 26 36 73 86 94 93 88 79 49
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0          40          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                    IS NM NM         
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD             17 20 13  4  5  5  5  9  8  9  4  0  1  2 14 19 16 10 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                   132169  6  2  3  3  6 60 73 84  2  0  1  1 16 45 43 34  8
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  4  6  6  5  1  1  1  3  4  4  5  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    None 23400  None  None  None  None  4500  1900  4300
STA PRES                  27.94 28.03 28.07 28.12 28.08 28.05 27.97 28.04 28.09


Date          Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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       42      73      46      75      47      72      45      77
TEMP          48 49 69 66 49 51 71 68 52 51 69 65 49 50 73 71
DEWPT         38 37 37 41 40 42 51 54 49 45 44 44 42 42 46 49
RH            68 63 31 40 71 71 49 61 89 80 40 46 77 74 38 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       5      50      20       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC IS                     
TSTMS                              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