RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

NCZ003-200800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 68          86          67          86          65
TEMP                70 69 68 68 75 82 85 77 70 69 68 67 79 84 81 72 68 67 66 65
DEWPT               68 68 68 68 70 69 69 71 70 69 68 67 70 70 70 70 68 67 66 65
MIN/MAX RH                   99          59         100          62         100
RH                  93 97100100 84 65 59 82100100100100 74 63 69 93100100100100
WIND DIR             E  E  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NE SE  N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             2  1  2  2  4  4  3  1  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  5  8  6  6  5
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           77 86 82 67 42 55 55 55 53 41 47 27 25 82 82 88 88 84 90 82
VSBY                10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10 10  7  4  5 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          40          30          70          80
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS          SC SC SC SC             NM NM  O  O SC SC SC
TSTMS                              SC SC SC                SC SC SC            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  1 <1            
T WIND DIR           E SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  E  E  E NE            
T WIND SPD           2  6  8  5  9  6  8  3  3  2  2  2  1  2  9 13            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  1  3  4  4 24 18 24  2  2  1  1  2  3 13 16  9            
MAX LVORI            7  9  9  9  4  2  2  5 10 10 10  9  4  2  3  6            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  B  D  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  E            
CEILING              2900  1400  None  3900  None  None  None 12300   500      
STA PRES            28.98 28.97 28.99 28.91 28.91 28.92 28.94 28.90            


Date           09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       75      61      67      58      69      55      72      53      73
TEMP          71 67 63 61 65 63 59 58 66 63 57 56 70 64 55 54 70 64
DEWPT         69 67 63 61 64 62 59 58 63 62 57 55 60 59 54 51 56 56
RH            93100100100 97 97100100 90 97100 96 71 84 96 90 61 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      70      50      50      20      10      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS                           
TSTMS            SC 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