RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

NCZ003-012000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

Date             Tue 04/01/25            Wed 04/02/25            Thu 04/03/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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          46          64          59          80
TEMP             45 52 62 65 59 53 50 47 48 57 61 64 62 61 60 60 62 71 76 79 75
DEWPT            37 37 35 35 37 38 40 39 42 44 47 50 52 57 58 60 61 63 63 61 60
MAX/MIN RH                   33          81          59         100          55
RH               73 56 36 33 44 57 68 74 80 62 60 60 70 87 93100 97 76 64 54 60
WIND DIR          N  N  N SE SE  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD          8  5  3  2  3  4  5  5  6  5  5  5  5 10 13 13 12 10 11 11 10
WIND GUST                                                           21 23 21   
CLOUDS           FW FW CL FW FW CL FW B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        21 13  5  8  7  5 21 61 92 93 76 77 73 76 87 93 93 89 69 53 50
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  9  8  6  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          50          50
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS SC SC SC SC IS    IS IS
MIX HGT          <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       14  8  3  2  5  2  3  9  9  6  5  5  2  5  6  8  6 14 14 21  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             PR FR FR FR             FR
ADI              16 26 16 12  3  1  2  6 13 10 11  9  2  5  6  7  8 25 30 57  8
MAX LVORI         3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  4  3  1  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  G  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  9800  1000   600   600   600   700  None
STA PRES            29.01 29.01 29.11 29.17 29.21 29.16 29.15 29.13 29.16 29.15


Date          Fri 04/04/25Sat 04/05/25Sun 04/06/25Mon 04/07/25
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       64      86      63      86      64      80      53      66
TEMP          69 68 82 78 69 67 81 79 70 67 77 71 60 55 64 57
DEWPT         61 61 61 59 60 59 59 55 56 57 58 55 53 46 39 30
RH            76 78 49 52 73 75 47 44 61 70 52 57 78 72 40 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      10      10      60      60      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS IS             SC NM NM SC SC IS

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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