RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

NCZ003-132000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
132 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Date             Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26
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                 57          39          65          43          65
TEMP                   53 56 54 50 46 42 40 53 63 65 60 53 49 45 44 52 61 65 62
DEWPT                  25 28 30 33 34 34 33 34 35 37 39 39 38 39 39 46 50 52 54
MAX/MIN RH                   33          76          34          82          62
RH                     33 34 40 52 63 73 76 48 35 35 46 59 66 79 82 80 67 63 75
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  W  S SE SE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD               14 17 14 11  8  5  4  4  2  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  8  9 10
WIND GUST              28 29                                                   
CLOUDS                 FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              13 37  9  5 19 21 24 15 28 27 10 12 17 39 69 84 85 90 91
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 4  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  2
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW SW  S SE SE SE  S SE  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD             25 29 12 10  5  3  2  2  4  8  3  4  4  3  2  3  6 10 10
DISPERSION                   GD FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                    69 90 11  7  3  2  2  5 20 42  2  2  2  2  3  6 18 33 12
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  5  4  3  1  4
STABILITY               D  D  D  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None   600   500
STA PRES                  28.93 28.94 29.00 29.11 29.08 29.11 29.10 29.10 28.98


Date          Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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       58      63      28      41      24      47      32      58
TEMP          60 60 62 51 36 29 38 36 28 25 43 41 36 34 54 52
DEWPT         57 59 55 35 19 11  8  7 10 11 10 20 23 25 30 36
RH            90 96 78 54 50 46 28 29 46 55 25 42 59 69 40 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           80      90      30       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O  O  O SC                                 
TSTMS            IS IS SC                                    

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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