RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

NCZ003-222000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
101 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

Date             Fri 05/22/26            Sat 05/23/26            Sun 05/24/26
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                 61          53          66          57          77
TEMP                   61 61 59 56 55 54 56 62 65 66 64 61 59 58 61 69 75 77 74
DEWPT                  56 56 59 56 55 54 56 62 65 66 64 61 59 58 60 67 68 71 70
MAX/MIN RH                   82         100         100         100          78
RH                     84 84100100100100100100100100100100100100 97 93 79 82 87
WIND DIR                E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  N
WIND SPD                4  4  3  3  2  2  1  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0
WIND GUST                    13                                                
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)              99 97100100100100 96 98 95 97 94 98 89 89 78 82 89 89 85
VSBY                    3  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  5  4  3  3  2                  
POP 12HR                     90         100         100          90          80
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC  O  O  O  O  O NM  O  O  O SC SC SC SC  O  O  O
TSTMS                  IS IS IS IS IS    IS IS SC SC IS IS          IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT                 1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR              E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  S SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD             11  9 10 12  5  5  5  4  5  4  3  4  2  1  1  8 12 10 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    20 16  9 11  5  5  8  6  8  6  2  2  1  1  1 13 35 25  5
MAX LVORI               5  5  8  7  9  9  8  9  8  8 10  9 10 10  8  5  3  3  5
STABILITY               C  C  D  D  D  D  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                     600   600   600   700   700   700   600   700  2600
STA PRES                  28.25 28.26 28.26 28.29 28.27 28.28 28.26 28.28 28.22


Date          Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26
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       59      79      60      78      60      81      59      81
TEMP          64 64 75 74 65 64 75 74 65 65 78 76 64 64 78 75
DEWPT         63 63 71 71 64 63 71 69 63 64 70 69 62 62 67 67
RH            97 97 87 90 97 97 87 84 93 97 76 79 93 93 69 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      90      90     100      70      90      30      70
RAIN SHWRS     O SC NM  O  O NM NM  O NM SC NM  O SC    SC NM
TSTMS         IS    IS SC SC    IS NM IS    IS SC IS    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