RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

NCZ003-040900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 AM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

Date           02/02/26      Tue 02/03/26            Wed 02/04/26            Thu
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                 19          41          32          42          20
TEMP                   21 20 22 32 39 40 36 34 33 32 32 37 41 41 36 32 29 24 21
DEWPT                  18 19 21 28 30 32 32 33 33 32 32 36 35 35 33 28 24 19 14
MIN/MAX RH                   96          70         100          78          88
RH                     88 96 96 85 70 73 85 96100100100 96 79 79 89 85 81 81 74
WIND DIR                N NW NW  N  S SE  N  N  N NW  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD                0  1  1  0  2  2  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  2  3
WIND GUST                                                                 12 13
CLOUDS                 FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              19 61 92 88 93 91 93 87 76 68 77 82 86 93 92 82 77 46 29
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10  9  5  3  3  5  5  7  5  3  3  4 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          60          30          20
RAIN                                      L  L              C  C  S            
SNOW                                         L  S  S                           
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  W SW  S SW  S SW SW  W  N NE  E  E NE            
T WIND SPD              5  4  2  6 10 11  6  5  3  1  2  4  5  4  2            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  2  2  8 20 18  3  3  2  1  2  7 13  7  1            
MAX LVORI               6  8  8  4  3  3  6  8 10 10 10  6  4  4  6            
STABILITY               G  F  B  C  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    3000  7900  6400  1400   500  1800   800   500      
STA PRES                  28.25 28.26 28.15 28.10 28.08 28.12 28.07            


Date           02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
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       37      21      46      29      40      21      44      27      45
TEMP          34 29 23 23 43 40 35 30 37 30 24 22 40 35 30 29 43 38
DEWPT         17 17 15 15 27 30 26 21 16 16 14 14 21 23 22 21 26 27
RH            49 60 71 71 53 67 69 69 42 55 65 71 46 61 72 72 51 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20       5       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN                          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