RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

NCZ003-152100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

Date             Sun 02/15/26            Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 46          38          63          35          64
TEMP                43 44 45 45 45 44 41 39 48 58 61 53 44 41 38 36 50 61 63 56
DEWPT               41 42 43 42 42 41 40 38 40 41 40 41 39 37 36 35 41 44 45 44
MAX/MIN RH                   70          96          45          96          51
RH                  93 93 93 89 89 89 96 96 74 53 46 64 82 85 92 96 71 53 52 64
WIND DIR             N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S
WIND SPD             0  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  1
WIND GUST                          12 14 14                                    
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)          100100100100 95 47 36 19 12  7 11 11 14 36 40 64 60 58 72 76
VSBY                 4  2  2  3  4  7  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          70           0           0           0
RAIN                 D  D  D  L  S                                             
Obvis                           PF    PF                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE SW  S  S SW  W NW  W  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           4  6  5  8  9 10 10 10 11  4  1  4  2  2  2  2  2  5  6  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  5  8  6  7  4  5  5 13 23 15  5  2  1  1  1  2  3 17 20  4
MAX LVORI            6  6  6  5  6  5  6  5  3  2  2  3  5  5  7  6  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  F  F  G  B  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              4600   400   300  None  None  None  None  None 16900 20000
STA PRES            28.07 27.94 27.94 28.00 28.14 28.17 28.23 28.22 28.24 28.16


Date          Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       43      65      48      68      50      70      46      58
TEMP          48 44 61 60 54 49 65 60 53 52 66 63 53 47 56 48
DEWPT         42 43 48 49 47 46 46 48 48 48 49 47 43 41 33 28
RH            80 96 62 67 77 89 50 64 83 86 54 56 69 79 42 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      20      30      40      30      20
RAIN                                S     C  C  C  S  C  S   

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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