RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

NCZ003-260900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
202 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date           02/24/26      Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26            Fri
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                 33          54          42          56          40
TEMP                      34 34 44 53 53 49 46 45 44 43 48 55 57 53 48 45 43 41
DEWPT                     21 23 30 36 38 39 41 42 43 43 47 49 49 47 44 42 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   65          52         100          74          96
RH                        58 64 57 52 57 68 83 89 96100 96 80 75 80 86 89 93 96
WIND DIR                   S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  N NW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   2  2  5  8  6  2  1  1  0  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                       17 20 20                                       
CLOUDS                    OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 92 86 72 61 78 71 85 94 89 85 87 87 78 71 69 74 74 75
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10  9  8  4  4  4  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     10          10          70          80          40
RAIN                                            C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  S
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW  W  W SW  W  W SW  S  N SE NE SE NE NE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD                 4  4 12 18 20 16  9  4  2  1  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  5 23 52 55  7  4  2  1  1  1  6  7  1  1  1  1  1
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  1  1  3  4  6  8 10 10  4  3  4  6  6  7  9
STABILITY                  F  B  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                         11300  4700  5000  1600   400   300   400   500
STA PRES                        27.90 27.88 27.97 27.99 27.99 27.94 28.04 28.10


Date           02/27Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
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       57      38      66      41      66      40      55      35      50
TEMP          54 51 42 39 63 57 46 42 65 54 45 40 50 51 43 36 45 45
DEWPT         43 42 39 38 40 42 39 38 40 38 38 35 37 38 35 33 33 33
RH            66 71 89 96 43 57 76 86 40 54 76 82 61 61 73 89 62 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20       5       5       0       5      20      40      40      40
RAIN           S                                S  C  C  C  C  C  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