RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

NCZ003-120900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 PM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

Date           02/11/26      Thu 02/12/26            Fri 02/13/26            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                 29          49          27          52          29
TEMP          49 40 35 33 31 30 39 47 47 39 34 31 29 27 39 49 51 42 35 32 30 30
DEWPT         28 24 24 24 22 20 22 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 22 22 21
MIN/MAX RH                   69          33          73          28          72
RH            44 52 64 69 69 66 50 35 34 46 56 63 66 71 46 31 30 44 61 66 72 69
WIND DIR      NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       6  2  3  4  5  5  6  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST     19 14 17 19 20 20 21 19 18 14 12                                 
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     28  6 14 23 10 10 17 36 26 23 15 15 34 21 10 11  5  3  2  5 12 17
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        5  1  2  1  1  1  3  4  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD    18 14 18 25 21 13 19 23 21 14 11 13 12 12 12 16 13  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          105  7  8 11 10 26 69119109  7  5  6  6 19 37 80 73  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.17 28.17 28.21 28.21 28.24 28.28 28.32 28.30            


Date           02/14Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26
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       58      38      48      39      56      37      59      42      63
TEMP          55 49 42 40 44 44 42 39 52 50 41 38 55 52 46 43 58 56
DEWPT         26 31 33 38 41 39 39 38 39 38 37 36 41 41 41 40 45 45
RH            32 50 70 92 89 82 89 96 61 63 85 92 59 66 83 89 62 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      60      90      60      10       5       5      10      10
RAIN                 S  L  D  D  L  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