RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

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

NCZ003-040900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
201 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          43          29          42          23
TEMP                      20 22 32 40 41 36 35 34 32 33 37 39 39 35 33 30 26 23
DEWPT                     18 20 27 30 32 32 33 33 32 33 36 36 35 32 30 26 23 18
MIN/MAX RH                   92          65         100          87          90
RH                        92 92 81 67 70 85 92 96100100 96 89 85 89 89 85 88 81
WIND DIR                  NW  W  N  S SE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   1  1  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  2
CLOUDS                    SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)                 45 84 87 93 85 87 91 64 72 84 91 93 93 92 88 84 66 41
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10  7  6  6  2  4  3  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          70          60          50
RAIN                                      C  S        C  C  L  L  C            
SNOW                                                           L  C  C  S  S   
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW SW SW SW  S SW  W  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NW
T WIND SPD                 3  2  6 10 11  5  5  2  3  4  8  9  8  5  6 17 18 17
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  2  9 21 18  3  3  1  2  4  9 16 13  3  3  8  8 21
MAX LVORI                  7  6  4  3  3  5  6  8 10  9  6  5  4  6  6  5  5  4
STABILITY                  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                         11000  8400  3000  2400   800   500  1600  3500
STA PRES                        28.26 28.15 28.10 28.09 28.13 28.11 28.12 28.11


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       38      20      46      28      43      22      44      21      42
TEMP          35 30 23 23 43 41 36 29 40 35 26 24 41 36 28 23 40 36
DEWPT         19 17 15 16 28 31 28 23 20 20 17 17 23 23 21 19 23 23
RH            52 58 71 74 55 67 72 78 44 54 68 74 48 59 75 84 50 59
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      10      10       0       0       5      10       5

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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