RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

NCZ003-250800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
731 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Date           05/24/26      Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26            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                 59          75          60          80          61
TEMP             65 65 62 60 63 69 73 75 73 67 64 61 64 72 76 78 75 68 65 62 65
DEWPT            62 62 62 60 62 68 70 70 69 66 63 60 63 70 71 71 70 66 64 61 64
MIN/MAX RH                  100          85          97          79          97
RH               90 90100100 97 97 90 84 87 97 97 97 97 93 85 79 84 93 97 97 97
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N  N  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS           B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        84 95 96 91 96 86 69 93 97 94 74 89 84 85 94 94 80 68 79 69 74
VSBY              9  7  4  4  5  5  8  9  7  6  5  5  3  4  9 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          90          90          90          50
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC NM NM SC SC SC  O SC  O SC SC SC SC  O  O SC SC       NM
TSTMS            IS             IS SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR        E  N NE  E SW SW SW SW  S  W  W  N NE  S SW SW  W            
T WIND SPD        2  1  3  1  3 14  9  4  4  1  4  1  1  4 10 11  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  1  2  1  4 27 29  8  2  1  2  1  1  9 38 27  2            
MAX LVORI         7  7 10 10  8  4  4  4  6  9  8  9  8  6  4  3  6            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               600   600   600  2800  2100  3300   600   600  6300      
STA PRES            28.23 28.18 28.22 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.25 28.21            


Date           05/27Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26
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       81      60      83      59      79      56      73      53      70
TEMP          78 74 65 65 81 77 64 63 77 74 63 61 70 68 59 57 68 66
DEWPT         71 71 63 64 67 67 60 59 64 65 58 58 62 62 56 55 59 59
RH            79 90 93 97 63 71 87 87 64 74 84 90 76 81 90 93 73 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      20      40       5      40      40      70      50      50
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O IS       SC       IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS       SC          SC          SC 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