RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

NCZ003-102100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
601 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

Date             Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26
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                 62          44          55          28          50
TEMP             35 48 61 61 53 51 52 49 45 49 54 51 42 36 33 31 29 38 47 49 43
DEWPT            29 41 46 49 48 48 48 47 41 36 29 27 25 24 23 22 20 22 21 21 23
MAX/MIN RH                   56          92          37          72          32
RH               78 77 58 65 83 89 86 93 86 61 38 39 50 61 66 69 69 52 35 33 45
WIND DIR         NE SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          1  1  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  5  2  3  4  4  3  4  4  3  2
WIND GUST                          14 14 16 19 18 18 13 16 19 18 14 14         
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        17  6 11 28 26 59 85 89 86 36 21 11 13 12 19 15 21 28 52 78 80
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          30           5           0           0
RAIN                                C                                          
MIX HGT          <1  1  3  3 <1 <1  1 <1  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  1  2  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        2  9 16 12  4  4  6  6 12 21 21 20 18 19 23 21 16 14  9  8  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               2 13 59 53  2  2  3  3 20 59 95110  8  9 10 10 34 49 35 40  3
MAX LVORI         4  3  1  1  5  6  6  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  A  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None 21000  5900  None  None  None  None  None 10700
STA PRES            28.18 28.10 28.02 27.98 28.07 28.12 28.19 28.19 28.22 28.17


Date          Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
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       31      52      31      53      35      46      38      57
TEMP          36 32 49 44 36 32 50 46 40 37 40 43 41 40 53 48
DEWPT         25 25 26 28 28 27 29 32 34 34 36 38 37 36 38 35
RH            64 75 40 53 72 81 44 58 79 89 85 82 85 85 57 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW
POP 12HR           10      10      10      20      60      80      60      20
RAIN                                S  C  L  L  D  L  C  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