RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

NCZ003-160800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

Date           05/15/26      Sat 05/16/26            Sun 05/17/26            Mon
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                 51          84          58          88          60
TEMP                58 54 52 56 73 80 83 78 66 63 59 62 80 85 87 81 69 64 61 65
DEWPT               44 43 42 46 51 53 55 56 54 53 51 54 58 58 59 61 60 59 58 59
MIN/MAX RH                   71          38          78          38          90
RH                  59 66 69 69 46 39 38 47 65 70 75 75 47 40 39 51 73 84 90 81
WIND DIR             N  N SW  N  S  S SW SW  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             0  0  1  0  3  5  5  2  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  2  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           17 11 17 19 15 51 73 40 48 60 37 55 26 13 16 23 27 10  5  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           5           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW NW NW NW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  2  2  3  9 11 12 10  5  2  3  1  5  5  9 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  3 30 68 76  5  3  1  2  1 26 46 77  5            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.19 28.21 28.24 28.19 28.21 28.23 28.28 28.26            


Date           05/18Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26
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       88      60      88      62      85      60      76      56      75
TEMP          86 85 67 65 86 83 67 66 83 78 65 63 74 70 60 59 73 71
DEWPT         61 59 57 58 58 57 56 58 62 63 60 59 62 61 57 55 59 60
RH            43 41 70 78 39 41 68 75 49 60 84 87 66 73 90 87 62 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       0      10       5      50      30      70      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    SC IS    IS SC          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