RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

NCZ003-150800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

Date           04/14/26      Wed 04/15/26            Thu 04/16/26            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
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                 60          87          60          86          62
TEMP                70 65 61 62 78 85 87 79 72 66 61 62 76 84 86 80 72 66 63 64
DEWPT               53 54 53 53 52 50 51 51 51 50 51 52 55 53 51 52 51 51 52 54
MIN/MAX RH                   77          29          72          31          72
RH                  55 68 75 72 40 30 29 38 48 56 70 70 48 34 30 38 48 58 67 70
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  4  3  2  3  5  6  6  5  5  4  3  5  8 10 10  8  5  5  5
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW CL SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)            8 22 11  2  8  5 31 55 40 58 51 39 34 39 27 18 14 33 34 20
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           5  3  2  1  6  9 11  3  5  4  2  2  8 10 14  5            
DISPERSION          PR VP VP             PR PR PR VP             FR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  2  1  1 23 73 84  2  3  3  2  2 37 74120  4            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  G  A  A  A  B  E  F  E  E  A  A  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.03 29.01 29.04 28.99 28.98 28.96 28.97 28.89            


Date           04/17Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26
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       87      60      91      58      74      42      67      40      70
TEMP          84 79 63 63 88 83 70 61 72 67 52 43 63 60 44 43 66 63
DEWPT         51 50 50 50 51 52 52 51 42 34 29 26 23 23 26 27 29 28
RH            32 36 62 62 28 34 53 70 34 29 41 51 21 24 49 53 25 26
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       0       0      10      40      10       5       0       0
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC                        

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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