RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

NCZ003-252000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
531 AM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Date             Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            Tue 10/27/26
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                 65          41          70          41          72
TEMP             42 55 63 64 52 47 45 42 41 59 68 69 54 49 46 44 43 63 70 71 60
DEWPT            42 44 45 44 47 45 45 42 41 41 40 37 43 43 43 42 41 47 46 46 49
MAX/MIN RH                   48         100          31          97          39
RH              100 66 52 48 83 93100100100 51 36 31 66 80 89 93 93 56 42 41 67
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NW  N  N  N NW NW  N  N NE  E  E NE
WIND SPD          6  6  5  4  3  4  4  3  2  1  0  0  0  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  3
CLOUDS           SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        39 27 13  5  3  2  4 16 12  9  3  2  3  9  7 12  8  7 12  7 12
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  2  6 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR       NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW SW  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD        9  8  6  6  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3 12 10 11  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              10 22 34 32  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  7  1  1  2  2  4 29 46 48  2
MAX LVORI         8  3  1  1  5  7 10 10  9  2  2  2  3  5  7  7  6  2  1  1  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.47 29.38 29.35 29.32 29.29 29.19 29.18 29.17 29.21 29.19


Date          Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       46      67      47      72      47      76      51      73
TEMP          49 47 65 57 50 48 69 60 50 48 73 63 53 52 71 63
DEWPT         48 47 50 51 49 48 53 53 49 47 51 52 49 49 53 54
RH            96100 58 80 96100 57 78 96 96 46 67 86 89 53 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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