RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ003-082000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date             Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26
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                 70          46          77          50          81
TEMP                61 67 70 64 53 50 47 51 66 74 76 71 59 53 51 55 73 77 80 74
DEWPT               36 37 38 42 42 43 43 47 53 54 53 55 52 51 49 51 54 54 54 56
MAX/MIN RH                   31          91          44          94          41
RH                  39 33 31 45 66 77 86 86 63 50 45 57 78 93 93 86 51 45 41 53
WIND DIR             N  S  S  S  N  N  N  N SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  S SW SW
WIND SPD             0  3  5  2  0  0  0  0  4  8  6  2  1  1  1  0  0  3  4  1
CLOUDS              CL CL CL SC SC FW SC B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            2  2  5 28 31 11 35 75 41 41 35 18 31 42 37 36 23 43 44 36
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT              4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW SW SW  S  S  S SW  S  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD           4  6 11 11  5  6  3  5 17 19 18  8  3  4  3  3  3  6  9  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 25 55 88  5  3  3  2  6 91138138  4  2  2  2  3 20 55 69  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  5  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  G  G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.13 28.06 28.04 27.99 27.98 27.96 28.04 28.07 28.10 28.05


Date          Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       53      70      41      70      46      72      47      72
TEMP          58 56 66 62 45 45 67 63 50 51 69 66 52 51 70 66
DEWPT         53 52 53 44 37 36 38 42 41 44 52 53 48 46 49 49
RH            83 86 63 52 73 70 34 46 71 77 55 63 86 83 47 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR           30      70       5       0      20      50      20       5
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM 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