RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

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

NCZ003-042100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
601 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Date             Wed 02/04/26            Thu 02/05/26            Fri 02/06/26
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                 41          25          41          21          46
TEMP             34 39 41 38 35 33 31 28 25 30 38 40 33 27 25 22 22 32 42 45 40
DEWPT            32 38 38 35 33 31 29 27 23 25 23 23 21 19 18 16 17 22 28 31 30
MAX/MIN RH                   87          95          50          80          56
RH               92 96 89 89 92 92 92 96 92 81 54 50 61 71 74 77 81 66 57 58 67
WIND DIR          N  N  E  E  N NE NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W NW
WIND SPD          0  0  2  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  5  6  6
WIND GUST                                                                 20 24
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        90 94 92 96 98 96 97 74 37 41 22 22 54 52 40 25 40 50 51 51 33
VSBY              5  5  5  3  2  3  3  3  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          60           0           0          30
RAIN                 S     L  S                                         C  C  S
SNOW                          L  C  S                                   C      
MIX HGT          <1 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR        N  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD        3  8  8  8  8 10 11 10 14 14 11 13 14 13 11 10  4  6 18 31 23
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               3  8 15 14  4  5  5  5 21 40 41 49  7  6  5  5  5 20 48 69 10
MAX LVORI         9  6  5  4  6  6  6  7  4  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  B  D  D  F
CEILING              1300   500   500  2300  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.16 28.11 28.12 28.08 28.09 28.02 28.02 27.96 27.88 27.81


Date          Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26
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       26      39      19      43      26      50      30      54
TEMP          34 27 35 29 21 21 38 37 32 28 45 41 34 33 50 45
DEWPT         25 17 13 12 10 12 20 23 24 24 30 30 28 29 35 34
RH            69 65 40 48 62 68 48 56 72 85 55 65 78 85 56 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20       0       0       5       5       5       5       5
RAIN           S                                             
SNOW           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