RAWS Point Forecast - Pilot Mountain, NC

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

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

Date             Sat 11/01/25            Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25
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                 59          42          60          42          62
TEMP             37 49 57 59 48 44 44 43 42 53 59 57 49 47 44 43 43 52 59 61 53
DEWPT            34 38 37 38 39 40 39 39 38 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 45 44 44 43
MAX/MIN RH                   45          85          51          96          53
RH               89 66 47 45 71 86 82 86 86 64 51 55 74 83 93 96 96 77 57 53 69
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W SW  W  N NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD          2  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS           CL CL FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         2  2 21 27 21 44 74 71 78 73 78 76 76 62 57 58 50 36 34 21 13
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          10          30          10
RAIN                                                  C  C  C  C               
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W SW  W  N  N NE SE SE  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N NW NW
T WIND SPD        2  3  5  5  2  1  1  2  2  9  8  8  9  9  6  9 10 10 13 13 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR
ADI               2  8 29 25  1  1  1  1  2 22 25 23  6  6  5  6 11 23 43 32  6
MAX LVORI         8  3  2  2  4  6  6  5  5  2  2  2  3  4  6  6  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None 10600 10200  3600  7300  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.08 29.06 29.09 29.12 29.16 29.12 29.17 29.13 29.11 29.05


Date          Tue 11/04/25Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25
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       40      64      38      65      44      65      40      62
TEMP          46 42 62 53 42 40 63 56 47 45 65 52 45 41 58 55
DEWPT         40 37 38 39 38 38 42 45 43 41 43 42 40 38 44 47
RH            79 82 41 59 86 92 46 66 86 86 45 69 82 89 59 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC 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