RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
302 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025

NCZ003-280800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
302 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025

Date           05/27/25      Wed 05/28/25            Thu 05/29/25            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                 52          72          57          78          58
TEMP          52 52 53 53 53 55 60 69 72 69 63 60 58 61 71 75 77 73 65 61 59 62
DEWPT         52 52 53 53 53 53 57 62 64 64 61 59 58 61 63 64 63 63 60 59 58 60
MIN/MAX RH                  100          76         100          61          99
RH           100100100100100 93 90 78 76 84 93 96100100 76 69 62 71 84 93 96 93
WIND DIR       E  E NE NE  N NE NE  S  S  S  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  N  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD       4  4  3  1  0  1  2  4  4  3  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)    100100100100100100 76 67 67 62 76 85 80 72 74 70 71 70 72 79 75 73
VSBY           3  3  3  2  2  2  4  9 10 10  7 10 10  7  7  7  7  7            
POP 12HR                     90          50          20          50          50
RAIN           L  L  L  D  L  C                                                
RAIN SHWRS                      SC IS IS IS IS    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                              SC IS IS                                    
Obvis         PF PF PF PF PF PF                PF PF                           
MIX HGT        2  1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E NE  E  E  W  W  S  S SW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    12 12  4  4  3  5  3  6  9  9  3  3  4 10 14 12  8 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           22 11  4  4  3  7  6 19 27  4  2  2  2 13 61 65 23  5            
MAX LVORI      5  7  9  9  9  6  5  3  3  5  7 10  9  5  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  F            
CEILING               700   600   600  2500   800  2900 24500 11800  6100      
STA PRES            28.26 28.19 28.16 28.12 28.14 28.14 28.15 28.08            


Date           05/30Sat 05/31/25Sun 06/01/25Mon 06/02/25Tue 06/03/25
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       76      54      76      52      78      54      81      56      82
TEMP          72 68 57 58 73 71 56 58 76 72 57 59 78 74 59 61 80 76
DEWPT         63 57 52 53 54 53 51 54 56 59 53 55 56 58 54 57 59 61
RH            73 68 83 83 51 53 83 86 50 64 86 87 47 57 83 87 49 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           80      40      30      10      30      10      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O SC IS IS SC          SC          IS            
TSTMS            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