RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

NCZ003-190900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

Date           02/18/26      Thu 02/19/26            Fri 02/20/26            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                 51          60          54          70          46
TEMP                55 53 52 52 54 58 60 57 57 55 54 55 59 68 70 62 55 51 48 47
DEWPT               52 52 52 52 54 57 57 55 54 53 53 55 55 49 42 38 37 36 37 38
MIN/MAX RH                  100          88          99          36          72
RH                  90 96100100100 96 90 93 90 93 96100 87 51 36 41 51 56 65 71
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  E SE SE  E SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  8  6  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                               13 19 20 13            
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           92 88 76 83 92 91 83 72 68 84 78 87 75 57 47 45 55 54 69 81
VSBY                 7  4  4  3  1  6  6  7  7  1  3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          50          50          50          20
DRIZZLE                 ?  ?  ?                                                
RAIN                 S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C              S  S  C
Obvis                     PF PF PF                                             
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  2            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  N  E  E  E  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           4  3  2  2  2  5  3  1  1  2  3  2  1 17 25 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  2  2 10  5  1  1  1  2  2  2 54167  5            
MAX LVORI            6  7 10 10  9  5  6  8  7  7  8 10  6  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  B  F            
CEILING               300   300   400   300   300   300   200  None  None      
STA PRES            27.95 27.95 27.96 27.89 27.89 27.87 27.84 27.87            


Date           02/21Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26
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       63      37      48      26      40      22      49      26      52
TEMP          58 55 44 38 45 38 31 27 38 34 28 23 44 40 30 28 47 46
DEWPT         40 37 34 31 25 20 18 16 15 14 15 15 15 19 19 21 25 28
RH            51 51 68 76 45 48 58 63 38 43 58 71 30 42 63 75 42 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           40      40      30      20       5       0       0       5      10
RAIN           C  S  C  C  C  S  S                                 
SNOW                          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