RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

NCZ003-112000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
331 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Date             Fri 09/11/26            Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 89          69          83          68          87
TEMP          69 71 81 87 87 79 73 71 70 70 76 82 80 74 71 70 69 69 76 83 85 78
DEWPT         66 67 68 68 68 70 70 70 69 69 71 72 73 72 71 70 69 69 72 71 71 71
MAX/MIN RH                   51         100          71         100          62
RH            90 87 65 53 53 74 90 97 97 97 85 72 79 93100100100100 87 67 63 79
WIND DIR       N  N SW SW  E NE  E NE NE NE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       0  0  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  4  3  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     55 38 37 35 41 50 60 72 82 75 80 76 82 75 75 69 72 55 29 50 50 28
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  7  9  3  3  3  3 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     10          10          80          60          30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS SC NM NM NM NM             SC SC   
TSTMS                                          SC SC IS                SC IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR     W NW NW  W SE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  N  N  S SW SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     1  1  3  2  2 13  8  8  6  5  3  3  5  2  0  4  5  5  6  6  5  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  1 13 17 15  6  4  4  3  6  8  8 16  1  0  2  3  4 21 35 17  1
MAX LVORI      7  5  3  2  2  3  6  8  9  8  4  3  3  7 10  9  9  9  4  3  2  4
STABILITY      F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  D  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  1600   500   500  1000  2000   800  None  None
STA PRES            28.95 28.91 28.95 28.97 29.01 28.97 28.97 28.97 28.98 28.94


Date          Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       67      87      65      83      64      87      65      88
TEMP          69 68 84 78 68 66 80 76 66 65 84 78 68 66 85 78
DEWPT         68 66 68 68 64 62 66 66 63 63 67 67 65 64 67 67
RH            97 93 59 71 87 87 62 71 90 93 57 69 90 93 55 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
TSTMS                                                      IS

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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