RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

NCZ003-240900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
231 AM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

Date           11/22/25      Sun 11/23/25            Mon 11/24/25            Tue
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                 44          64          36          60          42
TEMP                      47 45 54 63 63 52 47 43 39 37 50 58 59 51 46 44 43 44
DEWPT                     46 40 42 39 39 38 38 36 32 32 35 31 33 34 35 36 37 38
MIN/MAX RH                   97          43          88          35          79
RH                        96 82 64 41 41 59 71 76 76 82 56 36 37 52 65 73 79 79
WIND DIR                   N  N NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  1  2
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)                 11 22  7  4  4  5  0  2  4  4  5 29 30 46 53 55 81 94
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           5
RAIN                                                                          C
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  N NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  E SE SE  E  E SE  N  N
T WIND SPD                 4  6  3  5  9  4  3  2  3  2  3  5  5  2  2  1  0  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  7  8 19 26  2  2  1  2  2  4 17 14  1  1  1  0  2
MAX LVORI                  8  6  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4
STABILITY                  G  B  B  C  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None  7300
STA PRES                        29.07 29.04 29.10 29.14 29.21 29.17 29.17 29.12


Date           11/25Wed 11/26/25Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25
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       56      52      66      35      48      27      46      26      48
TEMP          53 53 54 55 65 56 43 35 46 38 31 27 42 37 29 27 45 39
DEWPT         48 52 54 55 55 45 30 24 19 19 18 15 14 17 18 18 20 23
RH            83 96100100 70 66 60 64 34 46 58 60 31 44 63 68 36 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      60      30       5       0       5       5       5       0
RAIN           C                                                   
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM NM SC                                       

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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