RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

NCZ003-082100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date             Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26
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                 65          40          66          36          69
TEMP                52 62 63 51 45 42 41 40 54 63 64 52 46 42 39 38 55 66 67 57
DEWPT               41 42 44 45 39 35 33 34 41 41 41 40 38 37 36 35 42 43 46 46
MAX/MIN RH                   47          82          40          91          42
RH                  66 48 50 80 79 76 73 79 61 44 43 63 73 82 89 89 61 43 47 67
WIND DIR             W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  W
WIND SPD             3  5  4  4  4  5  5  4  5  8  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  4  3
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            1  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  3  5  1  3  1  2  1  5 15 28
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              1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  W
T WIND SPD           6  9  9  8  6  8  8  6 13 14 11  6  8  4  4  5  6 10  8  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 12 30 24  4  3  4  4  7 40 67 43  3  4  2  2  6 11 30 13  3
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  4  4  3  3  4  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  5  2  1  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.94 28.86 28.88 28.90 28.94 28.93 28.99 28.98 28.97 28.89


Date          Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
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       40      69      43      61      39      52      31      53
TEMP          45 42 68 54 47 45 59 51 43 40 50 41 36 33 50 41
DEWPT         39 39 46 46 43 42 45 43 38 34 33 30 27 25 29 29
RH            79 89 45 74 86 89 60 74 82 79 52 65 69 72 44 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       5      40      20      20       5       0
RAIN                             S  C  S  S  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