RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

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

NCZ003-062100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 AM EST Fri Feb 6 2026

Date             Fri 02/06/26            Sat 02/07/26            Sun 02/08/26
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                 44          19          26          12          39
TEMP                32 41 41 37 34 32 26 19 20 24 26 21 19 16 14 15 25 35 38 33
DEWPT               25 30 33 30 26 23 16  7  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  6 10 13 15
MAX/MIN RH                   63          72          32          57          33
RH                  75 65 73 75 72 69 65 59 49 39 35 41 44 51 55 55 44 35 35 47
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             2  4  5  6 11 13 17 19 18 17 14  9  6  3  2  2  1  2  2  1
WIND GUST                 19 29 40 43 49 50 47 37 34 31 25 13                  
CLOUDS              SC B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           35 83 87 25 11 19 21 13 10  5  5  4  7 12 24 51 81 77 65 61
VSBY                10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          10           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                IS                                                   
SNOWSHWRS              SC IS                                                   
MIX HGT              2  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S SW  S
T WIND SPD           9 11  8 16 31 25 47 47 48 43 36 29 25 16  8  9  2  8  9  3
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR GD             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 30 19  7 21 34 63116123116 98 20 11  7  4 13  5 25 22  2
MAX LVORI            3  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
STABILITY            B  D  D  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  F  G  G  C  C  B  B  F
CEILING              None  1000  None  None  None  None  None  None  5300  8400
STA PRES            27.80 27.67 27.76 27.89 28.09 28.19 28.28 28.32 28.30 28.18


Date          Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26
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       24      49      31      58      40      58      35      50
TEMP          27 28 45 42 36 34 55 50 44 42 54 50 41 36 49 40
DEWPT         20 22 28 30 32 32 39 40 41 40 43 40 36 33 31 27
RH            74 78 51 62 85 92 55 68 89 93 66 68 82 89 50 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      30      40      20      20
RAIN                                   S  C  C  C  S  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