RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

NCZ003-062000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

Date             Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26
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                 75          57          66          42          70
TEMP             59 64 72 73 70 64 61 58 58 61 63 63 59 53 47 43 46 60 67 69 64
DEWPT            52 59 62 64 65 61 59 57 57 58 57 54 48 44 41 38 39 40 42 43 47
MAX/MIN RH                   69          96          68          83          38
RH               78 84 71 73 84 90 93 96 96 90 81 72 67 71 79 82 76 47 40 39 54
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW SW SW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6  8 10  9  3  2  0  0  3  4  5  6  5  3  2  1  0  0  4  5  2
WIND GUST           18                                  17 12                  
CLOUDS           OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        93100 93 82 97 97 98 97 91 70 66 52 20 27 28 25 14  5 12 19 25
VSBY              9  9  7  9  5  4  5  4  6  6  6  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70         100          50           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS SC NM NM NM  O NM IS SC IS                              
TSTMS                  SC SC SC                IS                              
Obvis                           PF PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR        S SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       13 16 20 19  8  3  2  3  1  6 16 13 13  9  9  8 10  4  8 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI              17 30 79 64  7  3  2  3  2 18 49 45  6  4  4  4 17 25 67 98  4
MAX LVORI         4  3  3  3  4  6  6  8  7  4  3  3  3  3  4  5  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY         D  D  C  C  D  D  D  D  B  C  C  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              1100  3200  1000   300   800  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.98 27.98 27.99 27.94 27.94 27.94 28.03 28.08 28.12 28.04


Date          Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26
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       46      76      51      79      54      72      44      71
TEMP          50 51 73 70 55 56 75 73 61 56 69 64 48 47 68 65
DEWPT         45 46 52 54 50 51 57 61 56 52 50 44 39 38 41 44
RH            83 83 48 57 83 83 54 66 84 86 51 48 71 71 37 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5      50      50      30      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC SC IS            
TSTMS                              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