RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

NCZ003-170900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
201 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

Date           02/15/26      Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26            Wed
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                 37          62          36          63          45
TEMP                      39 38 48 58 61 52 44 41 39 37 49 60 62 56 51 49 48 47
DEWPT                     38 36 39 39 39 40 40 38 37 35 42 44 45 44 43 43 43 44
MIN/MAX RH                  100          44          95          52          90
RH                        96 92 71 49 44 63 86 89 92 92 77 55 54 64 74 80 83 89
WIND DIR                  NW NW  N NE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   4  4  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  1  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                 18 14                                                
CLOUDS                    SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)                 26 18  6  5  6 24 10 24 37 58 47 54 75 85 74 90 83 88
VSBY                       7  7 10 10 10 10 10  7  4  2  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  N  N  N  W  S SW  W NW NW NW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                12 14 10  3  2  4  2  2  2  4  1  9 11 10 12 12 10 10
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        6 18 21 13 10  2  1  1  1  4  1 29 35  5  6  6  5 10
MAX LVORI                  7  5  3  2  2  3  5  6  7  7  3  2  1  3  4  4  5  5
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None 17000 17800   800
STA PRES                        28.14 28.19 28.24 28.25 28.27 28.20 28.16 28.06


Date           02/18Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26
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       66      48      68      50      67      47      59      35      51
TEMP          62 61 54 49 65 62 54 53 63 60 53 48 57 51 42 36 48 44
DEWPT         49 50 50 48 52 51 50 50 48 44 44 43 40 36 31 29 26 25
RH            62 67 86 96 63 67 86 89 58 55 71 83 53 56 65 75 42 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      20      30      40      40      30      40      40      50
RAIN                                C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
RAIN SHWRS             IS 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