RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

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

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

Date             Sun 02/08/26            Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26
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                 36          20          41          27          59
TEMP                24 30 35 31 27 25 21 20 28 37 41 36 32 30 28 29 41 54 58 52
DEWPT                2  7 13 14 14 13 12 11 11 13 18 20 21 22 23 25 31 38 40 39
MAX/MIN RH                   35          68          36          84          50
RH                  38 37 40 49 57 60 68 67 48 37 39 52 63 72 81 85 67 54 51 61
WIND DIR             N NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  S  S SW  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5
CLOUDS              OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           94 90 56 23 15 20 33 19 24 36 26 24 27 20 23 16 16 50 61 66
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW SW  N NE  N  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W SW SW
T WIND SPD           5  8  9  2  1  2  2  1  2  6  8  2  2  3  2  2  5  6  9  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 10 19 23  1  1  1  1  1  3 17 23  1  1  2  1  2  6 21 24  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING              6400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 29400
STA PRES            29.27 29.21 29.24 29.25 29.24 29.17 29.16 29.10 29.07 28.97


Date          Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26
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      57      33      50      31      47      27      45
TEMP          46 41 54 49 38 33 46 44 36 31 42 40 32 28 41 40
DEWPT         41 36 36 34 29 25 26 26 27 25 26 25 23 21 23 25
RH            83 82 50 56 70 72 45 49 69 78 53 55 69 75 48 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           10      30      10      20      40      40      30      40
RAIN                 C  C           S  S  C  C  C  C        C
SNOW                                      C           C  C   

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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