RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
647 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

NCZ003-160900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
647 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

Date           11/15/26      Mon 11/16/26            Tue 11/17/26            Wed
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                 32          56          33          59          35
TEMP             43 40 37 35 34 46 53 54 47 42 39 37 35 48 56 57 49 44 41 39 37
DEWPT            32 33 33 31 31 35 33 33 34 33 33 32 30 36 34 33 35 34 32 31 31
MIN/MAX RH                   90          43          88          39          80
RH               65 76 85 85 89 65 46 45 60 70 79 82 82 63 43 40 58 68 70 73 79
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S NW NW  N  N NE  S  N  N  S NW NW  N
WIND SPD          5  5  4  3  3  3  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  1  2  0  0  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS           FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         9  9  2  1  1  1  5  4  2  1  1  1  3  3  4  3  1  0  0  1  4
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  4  6 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  E  N  N  N NE NE NE NW NE            
T WIND SPD        9  8  6  5  4  5  4  3  2  3  3  3  4  3  4  4  2            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  4  3  3  5 19 21 13  1  2  2  2  5  6 16 14  1            
MAX LVORI         3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.21 29.26 29.31 29.28 29.33 29.36 29.39 29.33            


Date           11/18Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26Sun 11/22/26
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       64      36      67      38      69      41      67      41      68
TEMP          60 52 40 37 64 54 42 39 67 53 44 42 64 55 44 42 66 58
DEWPT         33 37 34 31 36 38 35 33 40 41 38 37 42 42 40 39 46 46
RH            36 56 79 79 35 54 76 79 37 64 79 82 45 61 86 89 48 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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