RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

NCZ003-190800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

Date           05/17/26      Mon 05/18/26            Tue 05/19/26            Wed
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                 62          88          60          90          62
TEMP                   66 63 67 80 86 87 81 72 67 62 67 82 87 89 83 72 67 63 68
DEWPT                  60 61 62 62 62 59 59 57 57 57 59 60 56 55 56 55 55 54 56
MIN/MAX RH                   94          39          85          32          73
RH                     81 93 84 54 45 39 47 59 70 84 75 47 35 32 40 55 65 72 65
WIND DIR                N  N  N  S  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  S  S  S  S SW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                0  0  0  2  5  5  3  1  0  0  0  4  8  8  3  1  0  0  0
WIND GUST                          16 18 14                      13            
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               4  3  2  4 13  6 18 19 21 28 33 18 16 20 25 22 23 15 19
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW  W SW SW  S  S  S SW  W NW  W  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD              4  2  3  8 12 13 12  5  2  2  2  9 11 10 10            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  1  3 38 87 98  6  3  1  1  2 37 83 82  5            
MAX LVORI               4  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.32 28.38 28.33 28.36 28.35 28.36 28.28            


Date           05/20Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26
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      62      77      55      70      57      76      60      81
TEMP          86 80 67 65 74 71 60 57 66 68 60 59 72 72 64 62 77 74
DEWPT         62 67 63 62 66 62 56 55 61 61 58 58 67 67 62 62 68 69
RH            45 65 87 90 76 73 87 93 84 78 93 96 84 84 93100 74 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      50      80      80      70      70      70      60      80
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC NM  O  O NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC  O
TSTMS            SC SC    IS SC IS       SC IS       SC 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