RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

NCZ003-150900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

Date           02/13/26      Sat 02/14/26            Sun 02/15/26            Mon
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                 29          57          40          45          42
TEMP                   32 30 30 43 54 56 50 45 43 42 42 43 44 45 45 45 45 43 42
DEWPT                  18 18 20 22 26 26 29 29 29 31 33 38 42 43 42 42 41 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   66          31          74          63          95
RH                     56 60 66 43 34 31 44 53 57 65 70 82 93 93 89 89 86 93 93
WIND DIR               SW SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  S NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  8  9  8  6
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)               0  0  0 25 46 57 79 86 97 97 97 96100100 95 94 71 55 33
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  3  3  3  3  3  3  7  7   
POP 12HR                      0           0          40         100          70
RAIN                                            S  S  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR              W NW NW SW  W SW  S SW SW SW NW SW  W SE SE            
T WIND SPD              2  2  1  4  8  9  2  3  3  2  1  3  4  3  2            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                     1  1  1  5 30 50  1  2  2  1  1  3  4  4  2            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  6  6            
STABILITY               G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  D  D            
CEILING                    None  None 17800 12700  7200  5400  1300   400      
STA PRES                  29.16 29.16 29.10 29.09 29.07 29.09 29.02            


Date           02/16Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26
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       55      39      60      45      63      48      68      49      66
TEMP          51 50 42 39 55 54 49 47 59 59 53 48 65 62 54 50 62 60
DEWPT         42 41 38 36 42 43 43 44 47 47 46 44 46 47 46 45 43 39
RH            71 71 86 89 61 66 80 89 64 64 77 86 50 58 74 83 50 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           10       0       0       5       5       5      10      20      30
RAIN                                                        S  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