RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

NCZ003-112100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

Date             Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26
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                 70          45          63          39          50
TEMP                   67 68 57 52 50 48 46 58 62 57 50 46 43 41 39 46 50 48 40
DEWPT                  44 44 47 47 44 44 45 48 46 41 40 39 37 35 33 34 30 29 30
MAX/MIN RH                   40          97          56          80          44
RH                     43 42 69 83 80 86 96 69 56 55 68 76 79 79 79 63 46 47 67
WIND DIR                S SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                6  6  3  1  1  2  2  8 12 12 10  9  9 11 11 12 11 12  9
WIND GUST                                   20 23 23                23         
CLOUDS                 FW CL B1 SC CL SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              20  0 52 38  4 45 11 12 53 28 14  8 10 10  6 14 28 36 23
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS                              
MIX HGT                 4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD              9  9  6  6  5  8 10 19 19 18 10 10  9 11 11 14 12 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             FR PR PR FR             PR
ADI                    48 41  3  3  3  5 11 73 81 77  7  7  6  8  9 56 55 60  6
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  4  5  5  5  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  G  E  B  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.68 28.61 28.52 28.53 28.55 28.59 28.61 28.66 28.67


Date          Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
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       33      49      29      53      29      53      31      55
TEMP          36 33 48 40 33 30 50 43 33 29 50 43 35 31 52 44
DEWPT         27 25 25 26 25 24 27 28 26 25 29 31 29 27 31 32
RH            69 72 40 57 72 78 41 55 75 85 44 62 78 85 44 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5       0

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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