RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

NCZ003-102100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

Date             Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26
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                 63          44          56          28          50
TEMP                45 60 63 57 52 51 49 45 49 54 52 42 37 33 31 29 38 46 49 43
DEWPT               33 40 46 44 46 46 45 42 37 29 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 21 21 22
MAX/MIN RH                   46          90          34          72          32
RH                  62 47 54 62 80 83 86 89 63 38 35 48 59 66 69 72 50 37 33 43
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD             3  5  5  5  8  9  9  8  9  9 10  9  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST                                   19 20                              
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW B1 B2 OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            3  3 17 20 54 87 93 89 44 40 13 12 14 20 22 27 36 49 76 78
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10           5           0           0
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1  1  1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  W SW SW  W  W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD           4 11 10  3  3  4  4  8 16 19 18 16 13 19 18 10 11  6  6  1
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                  5 35 31  2  3  4  4 10 37 65 70 11  9 13  8 12 37 34 28  1
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  5  5  5  5  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  2  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  D  D  D  B  C  C  C  E  E  E  F  B  B  B  C  E
CEILING              None  None 21000  5900  None  None  None  None  None 11100
STA PRES            29.05 28.95 28.87 28.83 28.94 28.99 29.08 29.10 29.12 29.05


Date          Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
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       32      50      31      51      36      43      39      56
TEMP          36 32 47 45 37 32 48 46 42 38 38 42 41 39 51 48
DEWPT         24 24 24 27 28 27 27 31 33 33 35 36 37 35 37 35
RH            61 72 40 49 70 81 44 55 70 82 89 79 85 85 59 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR           10      10      10      20      50      90      70      20
RAIN                                S  C  C  D  D  L  C  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