RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

NCZ003-112000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
101 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
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                 64          42          74          47          74
TEMP                   63 61 59 50 46 43 47 64 71 73 68 56 52 49 52 67 71 73 68
DEWPT                  58 55 51 47 43 40 42 46 45 45 47 44 42 41 44 51 55 56 57
MAX/MIN RH                   71          91          36          77          55
RH                     84 81 75 89 89 89 83 52 39 37 47 64 69 74 74 56 57 55 68
WIND DIR               NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  N SW SW  S SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                3  3  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  5  2  0  1  1  2  8  9  6  3
WIND GUST                                                           18    18 13
CLOUDS                 OV B2 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)              94 75 22 24 12 11  6  4 16 36 29  9  4 23 22 43 78 78 28
VSBY                   10  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           5          60
RAIN SHWRS             NM                                              SC NM SC
TSTMS                  IS                                              SC SC   
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  5  2 <1
T WIND DIR              N  N SE NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             11  9  2  2  3  4  3  6  4  8  8  4  6  5 11 14 18 10  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    26 26  1  1  2  2  3 44 36 55  4  2  3  3 19 42 75 30  3
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  4  3  3  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  2  3
STABILITY               C  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  G
CEILING                    1000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None   400
STA PRES                  28.18 28.25 28.27 28.30 28.24 28.25 28.17 28.13 28.01


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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       46      67      43      77      51      86      57      88
TEMP          52 49 64 62 47 48 73 70 53 57 82 78 61 62 85 81
DEWPT         49 41 41 41 40 39 42 46 45 47 56 60 56 55 58 59
RH            89 74 43 46 76 71 33 42 74 69 41 54 84 78 40 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40       0       0       0       5      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC                               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