RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

NCZ003-110900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
201 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

Date           02/09/26      Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 31          63          44          56          28
TEMP                      32 32 45 60 63 57 52 51 49 45 49 54 52 42 37 33 31 29
DEWPT                     21 22 33 40 46 44 46 46 45 42 37 29 25 24 24 23 22 21
MIN/MAX RH                   67          46          90          34          72
RH                        63 66 62 47 54 62 80 83 86 89 63 38 35 48 59 66 69 72
WIND DIR                  SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  5  5  5  8  9  9  8  9  9 10  9  9  8  6  5
WIND GUST                                               19 20                  
CLOUDS                    FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B2 OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)                 19 19  3  3 17 20 54 87 93 89 44 40 13 12 14 20 22 27
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           5           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1  1  1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                 2  3  4 11 10  3  3  4  4  8 16 19 18 16 13 19 18 10
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        1  4  5 35 31  2  3  4  4 10 37 65 70 11  9 13  8 12
MAX LVORI                  3  3  3  1  1  3  5  5  5  5  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  F  D  D  D  B  C  C  C  E  E  E  F  B
CEILING                          None  None 21000  5900  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        29.05 28.95 28.87 28.83 28.94 28.99 29.08 29.10


Date           02/12Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       50      32      50      31      51      36      43      39      56
TEMP          46 43 36 32 47 45 37 32 48 46 42 38 38 42 41 39 51 48
DEWPT         21 22 24 24 24 27 28 27 27 31 33 33 35 36 37 35 37 35
RH            37 43 61 72 40 49 70 81 44 55 70 82 89 79 85 85 59 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR            0      10      10      10      20      50      90      70      20
RAIN                                      S  C  C  D  D  L  C  S   

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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