RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

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

NCZ003-092100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Mon Feb 9 2026

Date             Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26
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                 43          28          65          41          55
TEMP                27 38 43 36 31 30 30 33 49 63 65 57 52 51 46 42 48 54 52 43
DEWPT               14 18 22 23 23 25 28 31 41 46 49 47 47 46 43 38 39 36 31 28
MAX/MIN RH                   42          92          52          89          44
RH                  57 44 43 59 72 81 92 92 74 54 56 69 83 83 89 86 71 50 44 55
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  N  N  N  N  N  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  2
WIND GUST                                                  12 12 12 14 16 16 13
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           36 30 28 32 30 44 27 20 17 18 19 30 54 68 82 85 79 60 25 20
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          10
RAIN                                                        S  S               
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           5  6  8  6  6  3  2  3 10 12 10  4  6 16 16 17 24 26 25 21
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  9 16 21  3  3  2  1  3 16 41 38  2  3  7  7 18 50 66124 10
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  5  7  6  3  1  1  3  5  4  5  4  3  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  B  G  G  F  G  A  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  D  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 18500 29200  None
STA PRES            28.34 28.26 28.23 28.17 28.15 28.05 28.00 28.02 28.11 28.15


Date          Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
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       31      51      31      47      29      45      32      44
TEMP          34 31 48 43 36 32 46 39 34 30 42 40 35 34 41 41
DEWPT         25 22 23 25 27 27 29 30 29 27 29 30 30 31 35 33
RH            69 69 37 49 69 81 51 70 82 88 60 67 82 89 79 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR            5       5      20      30      30      40      70      70
RAIN                          S  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  L  L  L
SNOW                          S  C                    S  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