RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

NCZ003-052000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
501 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date             Sat 09/05/26            Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26
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                 93          69          81          65          81
TEMP             73 87 92 90 79 73 71 70 70 75 78 78 72 69 67 66 65 71 78 80 74
DEWPT            69 65 62 66 71 70 69 69 69 70 70 69 68 66 65 64 64 64 63 63 62
MAX/MIN RH                   37          97          72          96          57
RH               87 48 37 45 77 90 93 97 97 84 76 74 87 90 93 93 97 79 60 56 66
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  N NE NE  E NE NE  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD          4  4  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  5  6  6  8  8  6  8  6  8  6  5  3
CLOUDS           FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        21 18 36 52 48 44 46 41 37 66 70 78 54 63 67 67 54 59 48 27 17
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          30          70          30           5
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS          IS IS NM NM SC SC                     
TSTMS                     SC IS                SC SC                           
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  N NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E
T WIND SPD        2 13  9 13  6  4 10 11 10  8  6  8  4  9 10  9 10 14 11  9  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI               2 54 68 66  3  2  7  8 10 25 22 23  4  8  7  8 18 53 70 59  3
MAX LVORI         6  1  1  1  4  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  5  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  F  F  E  E  A  C  C  C  D  D  E  D  C  C  B  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1800  1600  1500   800  None  None
STA PRES            28.87 28.79 28.81 28.85 28.91 28.89 28.96 29.02 29.08 29.08


Date          Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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       62      83      62      88      67      91      66      87
TEMP          64 63 80 75 64 64 85 79 69 68 88 81 70 67 84 77
DEWPT         61 61 62 61 59 60 65 64 63 63 66 66 64 64 64 63
RH            90 93 54 62 84 87 51 60 81 84 48 60 81 90 51 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
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