RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

NCZ003-020800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

Date           10/01/25      Thu 10/02/25            Fri 10/03/25            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 50          69          49          70          49
TEMP                58 55 52 50 60 66 68 60 56 54 52 50 61 67 68 61 57 54 52 51
DEWPT               55 53 50 49 48 47 48 49 50 49 48 48 49 49 49 50 50 50 48 49
MIN/MAX RH                   95          48          91          49          94
RH                  90 93 93 96 64 50 49 67 80 83 86 93 65 52 51 67 77 86 86 93
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  N
WIND SPD             5  5  4  4  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  4  3  2  1  1  2  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            6  8 16  1  7 17 21 20 18 15  9  3  6  9  9  8 12 16 26 35
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD           6  5  4  4 12  9 10 11 12 10  6  4  5  3  2  2            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  2  5 49 45 50  5  6  5  3  5 19 15 10  1            
MAX LVORI            6  6  6  7  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.16 29.24 29.33 29.30 29.34 29.32 29.32 29.24            


Date           10/04Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       72      55      74      58      76      61      76      60      77
TEMP          69 65 59 56 71 67 62 59 74 70 64 62 74 69 64 61 74 67
DEWPT         54 55 54 55 61 62 60 59 64 63 62 61 65 65 62 61 64 63
RH            59 70 83 96 71 84 93100 71 78 93 97 74 87 93100 71 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      10      10      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS SC

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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