RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

NCZ003-012100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

Date             Sun 02/01/26            Mon 02/02/26            Tue 02/03/26
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                 24          11          40          19          44
TEMP                   24 27 18 16 15 13 13 25 36 40 31 23 21 21 21 33 41 43 38
DEWPT                   9 10  7  5  5  4  3 10  3  4  9 15 16 17 18 26 28 30 30
MAX/MIN RH                   49          65          38          88          58
RH                     52 48 61 61 64 67 63 52 24 22 39 71 81 84 88 75 59 60 73
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S SW  W NW  N  N NW  N  S  S  N
WIND SPD               13 11  8  6  6  5  3  2  2  2  1  1  0  0  1  0  2  2  0
WIND GUST              31 29 28 27 24 19                                       
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)               7  6  6  5  7  6  8  7 16 20 23 19 33 39 46 68 82 88 89
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN                                                                          L
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW NW  W  W  W  W  S  S  S
T WIND SPD             31 25 18 18 14 12 10  9  8  8  3  6  4  2  2  6  5 10  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    64 67 12 12  7  6 11 16 27 25  2  3  2  1  2 13 13 22  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  4  2  2  3
STABILITY               D  C  E  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None 11000 10900
STA PRES                  28.09 28.14 28.17 28.21 28.18 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.16


Date          Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26
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       30      44      19      37      19      45      23      35
TEMP          33 32 41 35 27 21 34 30 21 23 43 41 34 25 34 27
DEWPT         31 30 33 28 21 15 15 14 14 16 26 29 26 19 14 12
RH            92 92 73 75 78 77 45 51 74 74 51 62 72 78 43 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           60      30      20       5       0      20      20       0
RAIN           L  C  C  C  S                    S  S         
SNOW                       S  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