RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

NCZ003-270800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1101 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

Date           05/26/26      Wed 05/27/26            Thu 05/28/26            Fri
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                 63          80          60          81          56
TEMP                   67 65 65 74 78 78 74 67 64 62 64 76 79 81 75 66 60 57 60
DEWPT                  66 64 65 69 69 70 69 65 62 60 63 66 65 63 64 59 56 54 56
MIN/MAX RH                  100          72          97          55          92
RH                     97 97100 84 74 76 84 93 93 93 97 71 62 54 69 78 87 90 87
WIND DIR                N  N  N SW SW SW SW  N  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                0  0  0  1  4  3  1  0  1  1  2  5  6  5  2  2  1  0  0
CLOUDS                 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              89 73 77 68 82 72 47 23 21 34 57 57 38 40 39 34 32 38 50
VSBY                    1  1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          70          20          40           5
RAIN SHWRS                         NM NM IS          SC SC                     
TSTMS                              SC SC IS             IS                     
Obvis                   F  F  F                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD              3  3  4  4 13 16 11  4  8  8  6  9 11 13 16            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  5 10 44 56  5  2  4  4 13 32 57 84  7            
MAX LVORI               8 10  9  5  3  3  5  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  C  B  F  G  G  G  B  C  B  A  G            
CEILING                     600   600  4200  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.17 28.16 28.08 28.08 28.09 28.12 28.08            


Date           05/29Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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       77      56      77      53      74      52      76      51      72
TEMP          75 73 61 60 75 72 60 57 72 69 57 57 74 70 57 56 70 68
DEWPT         60 64 57 58 61 62 55 54 58 60 54 54 57 59 52 51 54 56
RH            60 73 87 93 62 71 84 90 61 73 90 90 55 68 83 83 57 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      20      20      20      20      20      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS IS    IS IS IS    IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                        IS          IS          IS          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