RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

NCZ003-282100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                 59          41          62          25          44
TEMP                46 55 59 54 47 44 41 41 53 58 55 43 38 32 27 25 33 42 44 39
DEWPT               26 23 23 27 28 29 29 30 35 30 26 22 19 15 11  9  8  6  7 10
MAX/MIN RH                   25          66          31          52          21
RH                  45 29 25 35 47 55 62 65 50 34 32 43 46 49 50 50 34 22 21 30
WIND DIR             W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD             5  5  8  9  9  8  8  5  9 11 13 14 13 11  9  8  6  5  4  4
WIND GUST                                            27 24                     
CLOUDS              CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            0 12  1  5  5  5 10 17 22  8 32 35 18 11  7  4  3  3  2  4
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              4  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6  2  2  1  1  1  3  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W
T WIND SPD          12 10 16  6  8  6  6  5 14 21 18 23 24 18 18 14 11  6  9  2
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             GD FR FR PR             VP
ADI                 56 55 93  5  5  5  5  6 55 97 81 31 32 12 12 28 48 38 60  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  D  D  E  E  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.91 28.79 28.73 28.66 28.67 28.72 28.89 29.02 29.10 29.05


Date          Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
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       24      50      34      58      47      64      41      51
TEMP          28 25 45 43 35 34 53 53 50 52 62 60 49 41 49 44
DEWPT         10 11 15 21 24 26 35 39 43 48 52 48 35 25 26 22
RH            46 55 29 41 64 72 50 59 77 86 70 64 58 52 40 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      20      60     100      20      10
RAIN                             S  S  S  L  ?  ?  S         
SNOW                             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