RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

NCZ003-032000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
501 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                 72          57          68          60          73
TEMP             66 68 69 66 61 58 58 57 58 61 65 66 64 63 62 61 60 65 71 73 63
DEWPT            64 65 64 62 59 58 58 57 58 61 64 65 64 63 62 61 60 60 57 55 54
MAX/MIN RH                   80         100          94         100          54
RH               93 90 84 87 93100100100100100 97 97100100100100100 84 61 53 72
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          8  8  8  8 10 10  9  6  4  3  2  0  0  0  1  2  3  4  4  4  5
CLOUDS           B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        81 85 99100100100100100 99 95100100100100100100 73 55 24 12 10
VSBY              9 10 10  8  7  5  5  4  4  4  5  6  8  3 10 10               
POP 12HR                     30          50          60          10           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC                           
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR        E NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE  N  S SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD        3 20 18 16 11 11  8  6  6  4  2  1  1  2  1  2  2 11  8  6  3
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               4 36 34 27 10 10  7  6  9  7  4  2  1  2  1  1  2 29 37 36  2
MAX LVORI         8  4  4  4  6  7  8  8  8  8  8 10 10  9 10 10  9  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               600   600   600   600   600   500   500 12400  None  None
STA PRES            29.07 29.09 29.11 29.08 29.08 29.02 29.02 29.00 29.05 29.02


Date          Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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       50      65      45      70      47      76      50      76
TEMP          54 52 64 58 48 46 67 59 50 48 74 64 53 51 74 65
DEWPT         50 46 47 47 44 42 48 49 47 46 52 52 50 47 52 53
RH            86 80 54 67 86 86 50 69 89 93 46 65 89 86 46 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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