RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 6 2026

NCZ003-070900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 6 2026

Date           02/05/26      Fri 02/06/26            Sat 02/07/26            Sun
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                 20          45          20          29          12
TEMP                   26 23 23 33 42 43 38 35 32 27 21 23 27 28 23 18 16 14 13
DEWPT                  22 19 19 24 29 33 30 27 23 19 10  6  3  2  1  1  1  0  1
MIN/MAX RH                   88          60          73          32          58
RH                     85 84 84 69 60 67 73 72 69 71 62 47 35 32 38 46 51 53 58
WIND DIR                N  W SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                0  1  1  2  4  5  6 11 13 17 19 18 21 21 13 11  8  5  4
WIND GUST                             19 24 35 40 44 46 44 35 35 26            
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              50 34 49 35 83 87 25 11 19 21 13 10 15  5  5  5 14 31 49
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          40          10           0           0
RAIN                                C  S                                       
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD              5  5  4  8 17 11  9 25 29 43 46 47 42 35 28            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR FR FR GD             FR FR PR PR   
ADI                     3  3  4 17 41 26  4 34 40 59118117110 92 39            
MAX LVORI               5  5  5  3  1  3  3  3  1  3  1  1  1  1  1            
STABILITY               F  G  A  A  D  D  F  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                    None  None  3200  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.88 27.81 27.72 27.79 27.89 28.09 28.18            


Date           02/08Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26
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       37      22      48      28      55      39      59      40      57
TEMP          32 32 27 23 42 40 35 29 49 49 44 40 55 52 47 41 54 49
DEWPT         10 16 19 20 26 28 27 28 36 36 37 39 42 41 39 38 39 37
RH            39 51 71 88 53 62 72 96 61 61 76 96 61 66 74 89 57 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0      20      30      30      30
RAIN                                            S  C  C  C  C  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