RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

NCZ003-142000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

Date             Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26
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                 85          64          81          62          83
TEMP                73 82 84 77 72 70 68 66 74 79 79 71 67 65 63 62 75 82 78 64
DEWPT               62 64 64 64 63 63 62 62 67 68 65 67 65 64 63 62 66 65 63 55
MAX/MIN RH                   50          91          63         100          56
RH                  68 55 51 64 73 78 81 87 79 69 62 87 93 97100100 74 56 60 73
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW  W  W  W  N  E  S SE  E  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD             4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  2  1  3  4  5  9 13 18
WIND GUST                                                              20 27 31
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  5 15 20 46 19 17 15 30 40 55 23 19 15 16  4 13 17 37
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  E NE NE NE  N SW SW SW SW  W
T WIND SPD           3  8  9  4  3  2  2  1  3  1  6 10  8  4  0  2  4 11 14  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             GD
ADI                  6 34 30  2  2  1  1  1  7  5 25  7  4  2  0  2 12 44 50  8
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  3  5  5  7  4  3  2  4  6  8 10  9  4  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  F  G  B  B  B  B  E  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.01 28.98 28.99  29.0 29.01 28.98 29.00 28.94 28.89 28.76


Date          Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
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       47      59      38      59      40      63      47      68
TEMP          52 47 57 49 42 39 56 50 43 41 61 56 50 48 66 59
DEWPT         41 38 38 36 33 32 36 39 36 36 48 51 48 47 55 54
RH            66 71 49 61 70 76 47 66 76 82 62 83 93 96 68 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

$$


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