RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

NCZ003-290800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026

Date           05/28/26      Fri 05/29/26            Sat 05/30/26            Sun
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                 53          80          56          79          51
TEMP             74 63 58 54 57 69 76 79 75 65 62 59 61 73 77 78 73 63 57 52 54
DEWPT            59 54 52 49 52 56 59 60 62 60 57 54 56 56 55 56 58 54 49 46 48
MIN/MAX RH                   82          52          89          45          82
RH               59 72 80 83 83 63 56 52 64 84 84 83 84 55 47 47 59 72 75 80 80
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  S  N  N NW NW  N NE NE  N  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD          3  2  2  1  0  1  3  4  1  0  0  1  1  2  2  3  0  3  2  1  1
WIND GUST        13                                                 13         
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)         8 19 17 19 10 20 39 65 57 72 78 79 83 68 63 64 69 78 62 53 44
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          10           5
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  E  S SW SW SW  W NW  N  N NE  N  N  E            
T WIND SPD       13  8  6  3  9  3  4  9  9  3  3  5  9 10  9  8  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  4  3  2 11 13 23 32  4  2  2  3 10 32 55 44  3            
MAX LVORI         3  4  4  5  4  2  2  1  3  5  6  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  5300  3900 16300 25100  6100      
STA PRES            28.16 28.19 28.19 28.08 28.03 27.98 28.01 28.00            


Date           05/31Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26
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       72      53      79      52      77      51      76      50      77
TEMP          69 67 57 58 75 72 58 58 75 71 56 56 74 69 55 56 75 71
DEWPT         54 57 53 56 59 59 51 52 52 55 48 49 51 54 48 49 53 56
RH            59 70 86 93 58 64 77 80 45 57 74 77 44 59 77 77 46 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      20      40      10      10       5      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC IS                                    
TSTMS                        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