RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
333 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

NCZ003-032100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
333 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

Date             Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 57          45          71          52          76
TEMP          37 37 40 49 54 54 51 49 46 46 57 69 71 66 60 56 54 52 61 73 75 70
DEWPT         33 36 38 42 45 46 47 46 45 44 49 51 52 52 53 52 51 51 54 55 53 54
MAX/MIN RH                   65          96          50          95          47
RH            85 96 92 77 71 74 86 89 96 93 75 53 51 61 78 86 90 96 78 53 46 57
WIND DIR      NE NE  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  2  2  4  5  5  5  4  3  2  3  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  5  8  9  8
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     94 89 91 82 59 72 54 64 59 64 52 58 65 58 59 67 49 41 55 62 55 39
VSBY           8  8  9 10 10 10  9  9  7  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5           5           5          10
RAIN           S                                                               
MIX HGT       <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NE NE  E  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD     5  5  1  3  4  6  3  3  3  3  4  8  9  9 10  8  8  8  4  5  8  3
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR VP VP             PR PR VP VP             PR
ADI            3  6  1  6  9  5  2  2  2  3  5 17 24  6  7  5  5  8  7 16 36  2
MAX LVORI      6  7  7  3  3  3  5  6  8  6  4  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  4  2  1  3
STABILITY      F  C  C  D  D  E  E  E  F  C  C  D  D  E  E  E  E  B  D  D  C  E
CEILING               100   700     0  None   700  1400  1000  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.35 29.27 29.25 29.22 29.22 29.16 29.17 29.15 29.20 29.15


Date          Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       55      79      59      77      59      74      58      74
TEMP          61 56 77 73 63 59 75 73 64 59 74 68 62 58 72 69
DEWPT         53 53 56 55 57 56 58 56 56 56 57 57 57 55 56 54
RH            75 90 48 53 81 90 55 55 75 90 55 68 84 90 57 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      20       5      40      40      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC 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