RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

NCZ003-110900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 PM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

Date           02/10/26      Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 49          56          31          49          28
TEMP                54 53 52 50 52 55 54 46 40 36 34 29 38 46 48 43 37 33 30 28
DEWPT               48 48 49 46 37 27 23 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 20
MIN/MAX RH                   89          29          58          31          72
RH                  80 83 89 86 56 34 30 40 48 54 56 69 48 35 33 39 52 61 69 71
WIND DIR            SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  5  4  4  8 11 11  8  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2
WIND GUST                 14    19 25 23 20                                    
CLOUDS              SC B2 OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           49 81 97100 67 32 15 12 14 29 43 15 21 58 75 72 82 73 54 44
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1  1  1  1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           4  4  4  3 16 17 17 13 16 17 17 13 13 14 13 13            
DISPERSION          VP PR VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  4  3  4 37 57 65  9 11 12  8 18 47 58 57  9            
MAX LVORI            5  5  6  6  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  D  E  D  C  C  C  E  E  E  F  B  B  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  8400 11900  None  None  None  None 13200 11300      
STA PRES            28.88 28.82 28.92 28.97 29.05 29.08 29.14 29.10            


Date           02/13Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       51      29      53      39      48      41      56      37      57
TEMP          47 44 34 30 51 48 44 41 43 47 45 42 53 50 43 38 54 51
DEWPT         22 24 25 24 29 32 36 37 41 41 41 38 39 37 36 34 37 38
RH            37 45 69 78 42 54 73 85 93 79 86 86 59 61 76 85 52 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10      50      80      70      20      10      10
RAIN                             S  C  L  D  L  C  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