RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

NCZ003-062000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
802 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

Date             Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26
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                 66          42          63          37          59
TEMP                52 62 65 60 53 48 44 44 54 61 63 57 48 44 39 37 46 54 58 53
DEWPT               31 32 32 33 35 34 34 32 32 31 26 25 23 22 21 21 23 25 25 27
MAX/MIN RH                   29          67          25          52          28
RH                  44 32 29 36 50 58 68 62 43 32 24 29 37 41 48 52 40 32 28 36
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             5  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  8 10 10  9  8  6  6  5
CLOUDS              SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           27 20 19 43 62 52 40 32 13 10  9  9  9 14  8 14 21 25 40 47
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              3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NW NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  E  E
T WIND SPD           9 10 14  8  3  3  3  2 10  9  8  3  5 11 12 13 10  8  9 12
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR             PR
ADI                 32 70114  5  2  2  2  2 52 60 54  2  4  8  8 25 40 40 48  8
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  B  E  E  E  F  A  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.13 29.05 29.09 29.14 29.23 29.21 29.30 29.38 29.47 29.42


Date          Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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       37      65      45      72      48      80      54      81
TEMP          41 39 61 59 48 47 69 65 53 51 77 72 59 56 78 75
DEWPT         30 31 37 40 42 43 46 45 45 46 49 49 50 50 52 50
RH            65 73 41 49 80 86 44 48 74 83 37 44 72 80 40 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5       5      10       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