RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

NCZ003-250800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
101 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

Date           09/23/26      Thu 09/24/26            Fri 09/25/26            Sat
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                 53          63          46          72          46
TEMP                   55 54 53 54 59 61 56 52 50 48 47 60 70 69 59 53 50 48 48
DEWPT                  55 54 53 54 54 53 52 50 47 45 44 45 43 44 45 43 42 41 41
MIN/MAX RH                  100          72          92          37          80
RH                    100100100100 83 75 86 93 89 89 89 58 38 40 60 69 74 77 77
WIND DIR               NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD               14 14 12 10  9  8  6  6  8  6  6  5  5  5  3  4  4  5  5
WIND GUST                       21 19                                          
CLOUDS                 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              86 91 80 75 62 62 29  7  4  5  0  1  3  6  5  6  4  2  1
VSBY                    6  7  4  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     80          60           5           0           0
RAIN                    L  D  L  S                                             
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
Obvis                  PF    PF PF                                             
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR             NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  N NE            
T WIND SPD             13 14 14 16 12 13  4  5  5  5  4 10 11 12  2            
DISPERSION             GD GD             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                    12 13 23 30 30 53  2  3  3  3  5 38 55 68  1            
MAX LVORI               5  5  5  4  4  3  6  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                     600   700  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.18 29.18 29.11 29.13 29.12 29.10 29.03            


Date           09/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26
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       78      49      77      51      77      52      79      56      81
TEMP          77 62 53 50 77 63 54 52 77 63 56 53 78 67 59 57 80 70
DEWPT         46 48 46 46 49 50 48 48 52 56 52 51 57 61 57 56 64 64
RH            33 60 77 86 37 62 80 86 42 78 86 93 48 81 93 96 58 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0      10

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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