RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
332 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026

NCZ003-100900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
332 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026

Date           02/09/26      Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 28          66          42          54          28
TEMP          38 34 32 30 30 33 48 63 64 55 53 52 47 43 49 53 51 41 36 33 31 29
DEWPT         18 19 20 21 26 29 41 46 49 48 47 47 44 39 38 32 27 26 25 24 23 21
MIN/MAX RH                   84          54          88          38          75
RH            44 54 61 69 85 85 77 54 58 77 80 83 89 86 66 44 39 55 64 69 72 72
WIND DIR       S  N  N  N  N  E  S SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       2  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  5  2  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST                                      13 13    16 18 18 14 14 16 14 13
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     33 16 10 25 26 13  9  6 12 36 50 76 84 79 38 40 18 22 24 32 28 25
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0          20           5           0
RAIN                                            S  S                           
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1  1 <1  1  2  4  5  2            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     8  4  3  2  2  3  9  9  9  6 10 10 17 14 18 20 23 21            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           21  2  2  1  1  3 13 34 34  3  5  5  8 21 50 96125 10            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  7  6  4  1  1  4  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  1900  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.26 28.20 28.17 28.06 28.03 28.03 28.13 28.16            


Date           02/12Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       51      30      50      30      48      35      46      36      55
TEMP          47 43 36 31 47 42 33 31 47 43 38 36 42 44 41 39 53 49
DEWPT         22 23 24 23 24 28 26 24 29 32 31 32 35 38 38 36 38 37
RH            37 45 61 72 40 57 75 75 49 65 76 85 76 79 89 89 57 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW
POP 12HR            0      10      20      20      30      60      80      60      20
RAIN                       S  S        S  C  C  L  D  D  L  C  S   
SNOW                                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