RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026

NCZ003-042000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
531 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026

Date             Mon 05/04/26            Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26
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                 76          50          76          55          77
TEMP             46 63 70 74 67 60 56 54 56 66 72 75 73 65 62 59 56 65 71 76 72
DEWPT            36 41 42 42 43 45 44 44 46 48 45 47 49 50 51 52 54 59 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH                   31          79          37          93          63
RH               68 44 36 32 42 58 64 69 69 52 38 37 43 58 67 78 93 81 73 62 71
WIND DIR          N SW SW SW  S SW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          0  5  8  9  4  2  2  1  3  6 11 14  8  4  4  5  5  6  9  6  3
WIND GUST                                      23 25 18 17 17 18 18 19 19 18 13
CLOUDS           FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        13 39 33 27 25 12 40 17  7 27 38 54 51 58 68 84 87 88 86 85 86
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           5          20          80
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS SC SC  O  O  O
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC SC
MIX HGT          <1  4  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7  1 <1 <1  1  2  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW
T WIND SPD        2 12 13 13  9  6  4  4  3 21 24 25 13 10 13 13 12 18 20 18 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP PR             VP
ADI               2 60112114  4  3  2  2  3100111 89 12  7  9  9 27 48 69 67  5
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  B  C  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  3800  1700   400  2400
STA PRES            28.14 28.05 28.07 28.09 28.10 28.04 28.04 27.99  28.0 27.99


Date          Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
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       57      70      41      68      43      72      47      76
TEMP          61 58 68 61 49 45 64 62 49 49 69 66 52 53 72 69
DEWPT         59 58 60 50 41 38 41 43 41 43 49 50 46 47 51 53
RH            93100 76 67 74 76 43 50 74 80 49 56 80 80 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           90      90      30      10      20      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS     O  O  O  O SC IS          IS SC SC          IS
TSTMS         SC IS 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