RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

NCZ003-122000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
301 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                 82          69          85          66          87
TEMP          72 71 75 79 80 74 71 71 70 70 76 83 84 79 74 69 68 68 79 84 86 77
DEWPT         70 70 71 71 72 72 71 70 70 68 70 68 68 69 68 68 67 66 68 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   73          99          58          98          53
RH            93 97 87 77 77 93100 97100 93 82 61 59 72 82 97 97 93 69 57 53 69
WIND DIR      NE  E  E SE  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  4  3  3  4  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     61 80 75 73 86 72 58 47 75 42 10 30 15 28 19 10 14  8 15 27 36 26
VSBY          10  7  7  7  3  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          40           5           0           5
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS IS NM SC SC                                             
TSTMS               IS IS SC SC IS                                             
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4 <1
T WIND DIR     E  E SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD     5  4  5  8  9  6  6  6  5  3  8 11 11  9  6  4  3  2 14 12 11 10
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            4  5 13 25 18  3  3  3  3  4 26 65 62  4  3  2  2  2 59 81 60  5
MAX LVORI      9  7  4  3  3  6  9  9  9  8  3  1  1  3  5  9  8  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      E  D  C  C  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               500  2000  1200   700  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.96 28.92 28.93 28.92 28.93 28.88 28.94 28.95 29.02 29.03


Date          Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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       63      80      60      85      62      88      65      88
TEMP          67 63 77 73 63 61 82 76 64 63 85 78 68 66 85 78
DEWPT         62 57 61 63 59 59 64 63 61 60 64 64 62 62 65 65
RH            84 81 58 71 87 93 55 64 90 90 50 62 81 87 51 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
TSTMS                                                      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