RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

NCZ003-290900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 22          43          29          43          27
TEMP             31 27 25 23 22 33 40 40 32 31 30 31 32 35 39 42 40 36 33 30 28
DEWPT            13 13 12 13 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 22 26 33 37 37 33 27 23 21
MIN/MAX RH                   65          31          67          56          91
RH               47 55 57 65 65 45 31 33 47 51 55 56 66 69 79 82 89 89 78 75 75
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  N  N SE  S  S SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD          5  4  2  2  2  1  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  5  8  5  4
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         3  5  0  8  9  0  6  4 60 76 78 93100 99100 94 68 34 28 28 33
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  5 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          30          30
RAIN                                                     S  S  C               
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC            
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW  N  S SW  E SE SE SE  S  S SW  W SW  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD       11 11  5  1  1  4  3  5  2  3  3  5  4  4  4  3  5            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI               5  5  3  1  1 11 13 19  1  2  2  3  5  5  6  4  3            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  6            
STABILITY         F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  D  C  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None 13600  2300   600  1800  None      
STA PRES            29.31 29.36 29.40 29.32 29.27 29.19 29.11 29.05            


Date           12/01Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       42      32      42      28      44      28      49      30      43
TEMP          41 36 34 33 37 38 33 29 42 35 31 31 47 40 35 32 41 38
DEWPT         21 24 26 32 36 33 26 24 25 28 26 26 30 32 27 25 26 29
RH            44 61 72 96 96 82 75 81 50 75 81 81 51 73 72 75 55 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5      70      80      10       0       5       5      10      20
RAIN                 S  L  D  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