RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

NCZ003-062100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date             Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 72          43          61          37          65
TEMP                66 70 69 60 54 50 47 44 51 59 59 49 45 42 39 38 52 62 64 54
DEWPT               55 53 52 52 48 46 42 37 40 40 40 39 37 37 35 35 40 40 43 42
MAX/MIN RH                   52          85          46          91          43
RH                  68 55 55 75 80 86 83 76 66 49 49 68 73 82 85 89 63 44 46 64
WIND DIR            NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  3  3  5  9 10  9  6  8  8  8  6  5  4  4  4  4  5  4  4
CLOUDS              B2 SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           82 43 11 36 25 18  2  3  3  6  4  6 12 10 14  8  1  3  1  2
VSBY                 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC                                                         
MIX HGT              1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           6  8  9  8 11 11  9  9 14 14 13 11  9  5  6  6  9  9 10  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR FR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 11 25 36  5  8  8  6 10 51 63 59  5  4  3  3  7 19 29 27  3
MAX LVORI            3  2  1  4  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            C  B  B  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              5100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.77 28.73 28.80 28.84 28.88 28.87 28.94 28.96 28.96 28.90


Date          Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       40      69      39      70      42      68      41      63
TEMP          43 41 66 56 43 40 68 57 46 43 65 53 45 42 60 52
DEWPT         35 33 39 40 37 33 39 42 38 38 42 42 39 38 42 43
RH            73 73 37 55 79 76 34 57 73 82 43 66 79 86 51 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN                                                        S

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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