RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026

NCZ003-220800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026

Date           05/21/26      Fri 05/22/26            Sat 05/23/26            Sun
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                 56          60          55          67          61
TEMP          73 70 68 62 59 59 59 60 59 59 58 56 55 56 57 65 67 66 63 62 62 63
DEWPT         68 67 63 60 58 58 59 60 59 59 58 56 55 56 57 63 64 64 62 61 61 63
MIN/MAX RH                  100          97         100          92         100
RH            84 90 84 93 96 96100100100100100100100100100 93 90 93 97 97 97100
WIND DIR       N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  2  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  3  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     95 97 90 90 93 92 94 90 93 96 93100100 98 98 89 93 90 93 90 87 81
VSBY           7  6  7  8  5  4  4  5  3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          90         100         100          90
RAIN SHWRS     O  O NM  O  O  O NM SC NM NM NM  O  O  O  O  O  O  O  O SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC IS                IS IS IS    IS IS       IS SC IS            
MIX HGT        1 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1  1  1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  N  E NE NE NE NE  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD     8  3  9 11  6  9  8  8  8  9 10  8  6  6  4  3  3  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           13  2  4  5  3 12 12 15 15  4  5  4  3 10  6  5  6  2            
MAX LVORI      4  7  7  6  9  5  5  5  5  9  9  9  6  7  8  9  9 10            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING        2900  1400   600   700   600   600   600   600   600   600      
STA PRES      28.14 28.18 28.21 28.26 28.25 28.27 28.28 28.32 28.28            


Date           05/24Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26
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      60      75      60      80      60      78      59      77
TEMP          76 74 66 64 73 71 66 65 77 75 66 64 77 74 64 63 76 73
DEWPT         70 71 64 64 72 71 64 65 72 71 64 64 70 70 63 63 67 68
RH            82 90 93100 97100 93100 85 87 93100 79 87 97100 74 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      70      90      80      90      70      90      40      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O NM SC NM  O  O SC NM  O NM SC NM  O SC SC SC NM
TSTMS            SC SC    IS SC 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