RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

NCZ003-260800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1001 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

Date           05/25/26      Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26            Thu
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                 60          79          61          81          60
TEMP                67 65 64 65 72 76 76 73 68 66 64 65 76 78 78 74 67 64 61 65
DEWPT               66 64 63 64 70 71 72 70 67 64 63 64 69 70 70 70 66 62 60 63
MIN/MAX RH                   97          81          97          76          97
RH                  97 97 97 97 93 85 87 90 97 93 97 97 79 76 76 87 97 93 97 93
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  2  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  3  0  0  0  1  2
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           95 90 92 81 86 77 68 76 77 70 63 68 72 94 94 63 53 50 36 48
VSBY                 3  2  2  4  8 10 10 10  8  9 10  6  6  6  6 10            
POP 12HR                    100          90          70          90          10
RAIN SHWRS           O NM SC SC IS NM NM NM NM       SC SC  O  O             IS
TSTMS                           IS NM NM SC IS          IS SC SC               
Obvis                  PF  F  F                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  S  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          12  4  1  2 12 10  6  8 10  9  3  8 14 18 16 13            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  6  2  1  2 29 28 14  4  5  4  2  8 40 55 43  6            
MAX LVORI            9  9 10  9  4  4  5  6  9  7 10  8  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  B  C  B  F            
CEILING                     600   600  1300  1300  4800  7200  4200  None      
STA PRES                  28.19 28.21 28.17 28.16 28.16 28.16 28.09            


Date           05/28Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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       83      56      75      54      72      52      71      50      74
TEMP          80 76 62 60 73 71 60 58 70 68 58 56 69 67 55 55 72 69
DEWPT         65 65 57 57 61 63 56 55 59 60 54 53 57 58 52 51 55 57
RH            60 69 84 90 66 76 87 90 68 76 86 90 66 73 90 86 55 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           30      10      20      40      50      40      30      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC          IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS         
TSTMS            SC                      IS 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