RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

NCZ003-222100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
631 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

Date             Sun 02/22/26            Mon 02/23/26            Tue 02/24/26
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                 44          23          37          21          48
TEMP             39 42 41 38 33 30 27 25 24 30 35 36 32 28 26 23 22 34 42 47 41
DEWPT            33 30 24 19 16 15 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 13 12 13 16
MAX/MIN RH                   46          63          40          65          25
RH               79 62 50 46 49 53 57 60 62 51 41 40 47 53 57 62 62 41 29 25 36
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD          6 11 12 16 16 18 18 16 16 18 17 16 11 10  9  6  3  3  2  3  2
WIND GUST           21 26 32 37 42 41 41 41 41 36 34 31 31 26 21 16            
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%)        76 56 63 35 11  7 13 19 14 35 36 40 37 35 41 34 37 49 59 46 57
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          10          10           5           0
FLURRIES                     SC                SC SC                           
RAIN                                                                           
MIX HGT           2  4  5  5  2  3  2  3  2  4  5  5  3  4  4  3  2  3  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD       24 25 27 37 43 46 43 41 39 42 37 39 33 32 29 25 19 14 12 11  9
DISPERSION                   GD GD GD GD             FR FR PR PR             VP
ADI              50 88112115 59 62 59 56 81117112115 22 22 40 11 54 57 61 63  4
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         D  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  D  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              2200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.98 27.97 27.95 27.94 27.98 28.03 28.08 28.08 28.11 28.04


Date          Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
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       30      57      42      58      36      58      34      60
TEMP          36 32 52 52 47 43 55 50 44 37 53 49 43 36 55 52
DEWPT         18 23 31 34 38 41 47 46 39 33 31 32 30 30 37 38
RH            47 69 44 50 71 93 74 86 82 85 43 52 60 79 51 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      30      70      80      20      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                   SC NM NM  O SC 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