RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

NCZ003-092000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date             Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26
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                 78          67          84          68          92
TEMP                69 74 77 75 71 69 68 69 76 80 82 79 74 70 68 72 83 89 91 86
DEWPT               64 67 69 68 68 67 67 68 70 70 70 71 70 68 68 69 71 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH                   76          97          69          97          48
RH                  84 79 76 79 90 93 97 97 82 72 67 77 87 93100 90 67 52 49 59
WIND DIR             E  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W
WIND SPD             3  4  4  4  3  4  5  8  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  3  4  4  5  4
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           96 95 92 89 84 61 90 87 80 69 72 52 33 25 27 32 25 53 53 40
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  7  7  8 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20          70          20          30
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC IS IS    IS IS    IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC IS                IS SC SC IS             IS SC SC   
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW SW NW
T WIND SPD           4  3  2  3  2  4  5  4  9 12 14  9  6  4  3  4 10  4  6  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  9  9  6  2  1  3  4  5 26 39 44  6  3  2  2  4 47 20 26  2
MAX LVORI            5  4  4  5  7  6  8  7  3  3  1  4  6  6  8  6  1  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  E  F  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              1000  1100   600  5700   500  1900  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.16 29.08 29.03  29.0 28.98 28.91 28.89 28.91 28.93 28.87


Date          Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       69      94      69      90      65      89      66      86
TEMP          72 74 93 86 73 71 87 83 68 68 86 82 69 68 83 79
DEWPT         68 69 68 69 67 65 60 60 59 60 60 63 63 64 64 64
RH            87 84 44 57 81 81 40 46 73 76 42 53 81 87 53 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      20      10      10      10      30      40      50
RAIN SHWRS             IS                      SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                  IS                      SC IS       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