RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

NCZ003-050900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Date           02/04/26      Thu 02/05/26            Fri 02/06/26            Sat
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                 26          42          21          45          23
TEMP                31 31 28 26 31 38 40 31 28 27 23 25 33 42 43 38 36 33 29 24
DEWPT               31 29 28 25 26 25 23 22 21 21 18 17 23 27 30 30 29 25 20 14
MIN/MAX RH                  100          49          83          55          75
RH                 100 92100 96 81 59 50 69 75 78 81 71 66 55 60 73 75 72 69 65
WIND DIR             E NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  1  2  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  4 10 13 16 18
WIND GUST                                                     17 20 32 37 43 44
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B1 B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)          100100100 58 51 13 12 66 74 78 30 61 66 71 71 71 67 63 36 10
VSBY                 3  5  4  5  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60           5           0          20          10
RAIN                                                           S               
SNOW                 C  C                                                      
Obvis               PF PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT              1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3  3            
T WIND DIR          NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           9  5  6  6 10  8  9 11 10  9  9  8  4 14 16 13            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP FR FR GD   
ADI                  8  5  6  8 22 22 26  5  5  4  4  6  9 56 55  9            
MAX LVORI            8  6  8  6  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            D  D  D  C  C  B  B  F  F  F  G  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING                    1900  None  None 12600  None  6000  8000  3100      
STA PRES                  28.10 28.09 28.00 28.00 27.96 27.92 27.78            


Date           02/07Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26
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       33      16      42      27      55      35      57      38      57
TEMP          31 27 22 18 36 36 32 29 49 47 42 36 53 50 45 39 53 49
DEWPT          7  6  6  7 14 20 23 25 32 32 33 34 39 38 38 38 40 39
RH            36 40 49 61 40 52 69 85 52 56 70 92 59 63 76 96 61 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B2 OV B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       5       5       5      20
RAIN                                                           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