RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

NCZ003-102000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1001 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

Date             Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26
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                 83          52          69          42          73
TEMP                74 80 80 72 62 58 56 57 62 64 65 62 53 47 43 47 62 69 72 67
DEWPT               50 48 50 54 52 52 51 52 56 56 54 50 44 40 37 39 41 43 42 46
MAX/MIN RH                   33          89          61          80          34
RH                  43 33 35 53 70 80 83 83 81 75 68 65 71 76 79 74 46 39 34 47
WIND DIR            NW SW  W NW  N NW  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  N
WIND SPD             3  4  4  1  0  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  3  0
CLOUDS              CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)            5 15 16 30 32 56 70 89 90 90 91 81 26 18 10  9  2  2  5  7
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          20          50           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC                              
TSTMS                                          SC                              
MIX HGT              6  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W SW  W NW  N  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE SE  S
T WIND SPD          11  8  8  3  2  3  3 12 14 13 12 16 12 10  8 11 10  3  1  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 83 80 74  2  1  2  2 18 35 35 53  7  6  5  4 17 63 26  9  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  3  1  3  3  4  5  3  1  2  2  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  9800  4800  2800  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.09 28.13 28.12 28.16 28.15 28.20 28.24 28.28 28.23


Date          Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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       47      75      47      70      45      77      51      85
TEMP          50 52 73 67 54 51 68 64 49 49 73 71 55 57 82 78
DEWPT         43 44 53 56 49 45 43 43 41 41 45 49 47 48 54 56
RH            77 74 49 68 83 80 40 46 74 74 37 46 74 72 38 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      60      20       0       0       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM IS                                 
TSTMS                  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