RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ003-082000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
431 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date             Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26
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                 69          48          76          52          80
TEMP          43 46 60 66 67 61 54 50 48 52 63 72 75 70 60 55 53 56 71 77 79 73
DEWPT         35 35 36 36 37 42 42 43 44 47 54 55 55 56 55 53 51 52 55 54 53 56
MAX/MIN RH                   31          87          49          95          41
RH            73 65 41 33 33 49 64 77 86 83 72 55 50 61 84 93 93 86 57 45 41 55
WIND DIR       N  N  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW SW  S SW  S
WIND SPD       4  3  1  4  6  6  4  3  2  2  6  9  8  5  4  3  3  3  2  4  5  5
WIND GUST                                      19                              
CLOUDS        FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     20  2  1  3 12 38 41 21 28 72 48 43 40 33 27 44 40 43 27 21 38 36
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW  W  W NW  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD     2  1  2  6 11  6  4  5  4  8 17 18 17  4  3  2  2  1  2  8 10  3
DISPERSION    VP             PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI            1  1 11 52 79  3  3  3  2  8 78126115  2  2  1  1  1 12 69 79  2
MAX LVORI      3  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  1  1  3  5  7  7  6  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  B  F  E  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.99 28.91 28.89 28.83 28.82 28.78 28.86 28.90 28.93 28.87


Date          Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       56      69      43      69      48      72      49      73
TEMP          60 59 65 62 47 46 66 63 51 51 68 66 53 52 69 66
DEWPT         55 54 54 46 39 37 38 41 42 45 52 53 49 48 49 49
RH            84 83 68 56 74 71 36 44 71 80 57 63 86 86 49 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B1 SC CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      70       5       0      10      60      30      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC NM SC                   SC NM SC         
TSTMS                  IS                      SC IS         

$$


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