RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

NCZ003-052100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

Date             Thu 02/05/26            Fri 02/06/26            Sat 02/07/26
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                 40          21          45          22          32
TEMP                   37 39 34 28 27 24 23 33 42 44 39 35 33 28 23 24 29 31 25
DEWPT                  25 23 23 21 21 19 18 23 28 31 30 27 24 21 13  8  5  4  4
MAX/MIN RH                   52          84          58          72          31
RH                     61 52 64 75 78 81 81 66 57 60 70 72 69 75 65 50 35 31 40
WIND DIR                N NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                3  4  1  1  1  1  1  2  5  6  6 10 13 18 20 19 16 13  8
WIND GUST                                         20 23 34 40 46 48 44 36 33 28
CLOUDS                 SC SC B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              49 45 73 67 75 31 49 58 73 79 51 55 53 47 31  8  5  4  5
VSBY                   10 10 10  8  8  7  6 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          30          20           0
RAIN                                            C  C                           
SNOW                                            C                              
SNOWSHWRS                                            IS IS                     
MIX HGT                 2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  3
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD              5  8  6  9  8  5  5  4 16 23 12 19 31 40 44 42 33 27 24
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR FR FR GD             PR
ADI                    16 23  3  4  4  3  6 10 46 55  8 26 42 54120108 87 72 16
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  4  5  5  4  3  1  1  3  3  1  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  B  F  F  F  G  A  C  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None 14200  None  4400  2300  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.98 27.98 27.93 27.87 27.80 27.85 27.93 28.12 28.25


Date          Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26
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       15      40      26      54      34      59      40      59
TEMP          18 18 36 34 28 30 50 45 37 37 55 50 45 43 58 49
DEWPT          3  5 10 19 21 25 31 33 33 34 41 40 39 40 43 40
RH            51 56 33 54 75 81 48 62 85 89 59 68 79 89 57 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 OV B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20
RAIN                                                  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