RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

NCZ003-122100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
101 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

Date             Thu 02/12/26            Fri 02/13/26            Sat 02/14/26
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                 49          29          52          30          59
TEMP                      49 42 36 33 31 29 41 50 52 44 36 33 31 31 45 55 58 50
DEWPT                     18 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 22 23 23 27 28 29 31
MAX/MIN RH                   29          64          30          74          32
RH                        29 36 47 53 61 66 42 31 31 41 59 63 72 72 49 35 33 48
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  N SW  S  N
WIND SPD                   5  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  0  0  1  0  2  2  0
WIND GUST                 17 13 12                                             
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 52 49 36 38 31 10  8  6  6  7  5  7 12 26 50 52 64 79
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    4  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD                18 14  8 10  9  8 17 16 11  3  3  3  2  2  5  9 11  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       71 10  4  5  4 11 53 82 63  2  2  2  1  2 12 49 64  2
MAX LVORI                  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY                  C  E  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 20800
STA PRES                  28.21 28.23 28.25 28.30 28.26 28.31 28.28 28.28 28.21


Date          Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26
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       39      49      41      56      39      60      44      67
TEMP          42 41 46 47 45 42 53 51 43 40 57 54 49 45 62 60
DEWPT         33 37 43 43 42 40 43 42 40 38 44 43 44 44 49 49
RH            70 85 89 86 89 93 69 71 89 92 62 66 83 96 62 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
POP 12HR           40      90      70      20      10       5       5      10
RAIN              C  D  D  L  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