RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

NCZ003-080800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date           05/07/26      Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            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                 40          70          46          76          50
TEMP          63 60 52 47 42 45 61 67 69 64 53 50 47 51 65 73 75 70 58 54 51 55
DEWPT         53 48 42 37 34 36 39 41 42 46 44 44 43 46 52 53 54 56 53 51 50 52
MIN/MAX RH                   74          37          89          46          95
RH            70 64 69 68 73 70 44 39 37 52 71 80 86 83 63 49 48 61 83 90 96 90
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW  W  N  N  S  S  S  N  N  N  N SW SW  W  W  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       6  3  4  2  2  0  0  4  5  2  0  0  0  0  4  6  6  1  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST        13 17                                                         
CLOUDS        B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     58  8  4  4 11  2  4  3  9 16 24 29 51 62 40 32 29 34 34 39 33 33
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6      
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     N NW NW NW NW  N SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  S SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    16 12  9  5  5  3  5  8 10  8  4  4  2  5 11 19 18 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           57  6  4  3  3  3 29 60 69  4  2  2  1  6 51143131  6            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  5  7  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.96 28.03 28.09 28.12 28.05 28.03 27.97 27.94 27.92            


Date           05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       80      53      70      41      71      47      74      48      75
TEMP          77 72 59 55 67 63 45 46 68 64 51 51 70 67 54 52 72 68
DEWPT         55 58 53 50 50 42 37 37 40 44 42 43 52 53 50 48 52 52
RH            47 61 80 83 54 46 73 71 36 48 71 74 53 61 86 86 49 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      40      30       0       0      10      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC                      SC SC IS    IS   
TSTMS            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