RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

NCZ003-100800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
201 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

Date           09/08/26      Wed 09/09/26            Thu 09/10/26            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                 61          85          64          90          68
TEMP                      62 62 75 82 85 78 70 67 65 65 79 86 89 81 73 70 68 69
DEWPT                     60 60 64 65 65 65 63 62 62 62 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   93          52          90          47          93
RH                        93 93 69 56 51 64 78 84 90 90 64 51 47 60 79 87 93 90
WIND DIR                   W SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
WIND SPD                   1  2  4  5  4  3  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  4  4  3  2  3
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 22 24  8 11 12 23 12  6 11 15  6  5 19 20 22 20 33 32
VSBY                       9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W
T WIND SPD                 1  1 10  8  9  5  4  4  3  3 10 12  9  3  3  3  2  1
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  1 34 46 52  3  2  2  2  4 32 88 68  2  2  2  1  1
MAX LVORI                  8  7  3  1  1  3  4  5  7  6  3  1  1  3  4  6  7  7
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.21 29.21 29.11 29.07 29.03 29.01 28.92 28.92 28.91


Date           09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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       88      67      84      67      87      68      87      68      87
TEMP          87 75 69 69 80 76 69 69 84 78 70 69 84 79 70 69 84 79
DEWPT         69 71 69 69 72 72 69 69 72 71 69 68 70 70 68 67 70 70
RH            55 87100100 77 87100100 67 79 97 97 63 74 93 93 63 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR           60      50      70      50      30      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC    IS NM SC       SC          IS          SC
TSTMS            SC SC    IS SC IS       SC          IS          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