RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

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

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

Date           02/06/26      Sat 02/07/26            Sun 02/08/26            Mon
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                 17          30          13          39          23
TEMP          40 37 34 32 26 18 20 26 28 22 19 17 15 16 25 34 38 33 29 28 26 25
DEWPT         35 31 26 23 15  6  4  4  3  1  1  2  2  3  7 12 15 16 17 17 19 19
MIN/MAX RH                   84          33          57          37          78
RH            82 79 72 69 62 59 49 38 33 39 44 51 55 56 46 39 38 49 60 63 74 78
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       8  9 20 24 26 28 29 25 17 10  8  2  2  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST           37 42 47 49 49 43 36 20    12                              
CLOUDS        B2 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     73 13  8 12 14  7  4  3  3  6  5 23 37 61 87 74 46 34 44 71 71 66
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5           0
SNOW           C                                                               
MIX HGT        2  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  4  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD    11 11 19 32 43 42 42 37 32 27 24 16  9 10  6  5  4  3            
DISPERSION       PR GD GD GD             FR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           25  8 26 43 59108107 98 84 19 16  7  4 15 16 20 14  2            
MAX LVORI      3  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY      D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  9300  None  None      
STA PRES            27.80 27.92 28.09 28.19 28.28 28.32 28.34 28.26            


Date           02/09Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26
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       47      30      60      41      61      36      51      29      47
TEMP          42 39 34 33 57 51 46 44 58 49 41 37 50 39 33 30 44 40
DEWPT         24 28 30 32 42 40 42 42 45 41 34 32 31 28 25 24 24 26
RH            48 64 85 96 57 66 86 93 62 74 76 82 48 64 72 78 45 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      50      30      20      30      30
RAIN                                C  C  C  S  C  S  S  S     C  C
SNOW                                                        C      

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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