RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

NCZ003-092100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

Date             Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26
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                 68          38          70          40          69
TEMP                57 65 65 53 47 43 40 39 56 67 67 54 48 46 44 42 60 67 66 55
DEWPT               37 41 42 41 39 38 37 37 44 43 45 45 42 40 40 40 47 46 47 47
MAX/MIN RH                   39          92          41          93          45
RH                  47 41 43 64 74 82 89 92 64 42 45 71 80 79 86 93 62 47 50 74
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  W  W SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N SW SW SW
WIND SPD             8  9  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  3  2  3  4  3  3  1  3  3  1
WIND GUST           23                                                         
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            1  2  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  5 12 12 15 11 18 15 19 34 42 31
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          14 17 13  6  5  4  5  5  8 10  8  5  6  5  5  4  3  6  6  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 40 65 50  3  3  2  3  6 11 30 15  3  3  3  3  5  6 29 21  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  5  6  6  2  1  2  3  4  5  5  6  3  2  2  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  G  B  A  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.94 28.93 28.98 28.97 28.96 28.89 28.90 28.88 28.85 28.73


Date          Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       43      63      40      50      34      50      33      56
TEMP          47 45 62 53 45 41 49 41 38 36 48 40 36 34 53 45
DEWPT         44 43 49 46 40 35 32 30 28 27 28 28 27 27 31 33
RH            89 93 62 77 82 79 52 65 67 69 46 62 69 75 43 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      40      20      10       5       0       0       0
RAIN                 C  C  S  S                              
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