RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

NCZ003-212000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1131 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

Date             Thu 05/21/26            Fri 05/22/26            Sat 05/23/26
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                 87          56          64          55          67
TEMP                   87 73 70 68 62 59 58 61 63 64 63 60 58 57 57 62 64 67 67
DEWPT                  67 70 68 64 61 59 58 61 63 64 63 60 58 56 57 62 64 67 67
MAX/MIN RH                   52         100          96         100          93
RH                     52 90 93 87 97100100100100100100100100 96100100100100100
WIND DIR                S  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD                4  4  2  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  1
CLOUDS                 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)              77 95 97 90 90 93 92 94 90 93 96 96 99 99 97 97 87 87 90
VSBY                   10  7  6  7  8  5  4  4  5  3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          90          90         100         100
RAIN SHWRS             SC  O  O NM  O  O  O NM SC NM NM  O  O  O  O  O NM NM  O
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                IS IS IS                        
MIX HGT                 4  1 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1  1  1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR              S  W  N  E NE NE NE NE  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E
T WIND SPD             12  8  3  9 11  6  9  8  8  8  9 10  8  6  6  4  3  3  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    58 13  2  4  5  3 12 12 15 15  4  5  4  3 10  6  5  6  2
MAX LVORI               1  4  7  7  6  9  5  5  5  5  9  9  9  6  7  8  9  9 10
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    2900  1400   600   700   600   600   600   600   600
STA PRES                  28.14 28.18 28.21 28.26 28.25 28.27 28.28 28.32 28.28


Date          Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26Wed 05/27/26
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       58      79      61      79      61      80      61      81
TEMP          63 63 76 74 66 65 77 75 67 65 78 75 66 65 79 75
DEWPT         63 63 70 69 63 65 71 71 65 65 72 71 64 65 69 69
RH           100100 82 84 90100 82 87 93100 82 87 93100 72 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 OV
POP 12HR           80      70      60      90      70      90      50      90
RAIN SHWRS     O IS SC NM NM SC SC  O NM SC NM  O SC IS SC  O
TSTMS                  SC IS    IS SC SC       SC 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