RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

VAZ024-032000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date             Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25
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                 91          64          91          64          89
TEMP                83 88 89 81 73 68 65 69 83 88 89 81 72 69 66 70 83 87 88 80
DEWPT               68 66 65 67 64 64 62 64 66 64 64 68 64 63 61 64 67 66 66 67
MAX/MIN RH                   46          92          42          87          47
RH                  61 48 45 63 73 87 90 84 57 45 44 65 76 81 84 81 59 50 48 65
WIND DIR            NW NW  W NW NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE  N  N SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             3  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  1  1  0  0  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS              FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           12 27 21 20 11  2  5  3  2 10 10 19 27 15 17 12 12 20 16 21
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      5           0           5           0           0
MIX HGT              5  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  8  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  N  W SE SE  N  N  E  S SE SE SE
T WIND SPD           6  3  6  3  3  4  4  3  4  2  2  1  2  2  2  1  3  4  6  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 42 27 33  2  2  2  2  3 20 18 16  1  1  1  1  2 22 42 52  4
MAX LVORI            1  2  1  3  4  6  6  5  2  2  2  4  4  5  6  5  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.51 28.47 28.53 28.58 28.63 28.60 28.62 28.65 28.68 28.64


Date          Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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       64      91      68      93      69      92      68      91
TEMP          67 69 88 82 71 72 91 81 72 73 90 80 71 72 88 80
DEWPT         63 65 67 69 67 68 71 71 69 70 72 72 69 70 72 73
RH            87 87 50 65 87 87 52 72 90 90 56 77 93 93 59 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0      10      10      20      20      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS       SC SC       SC
TSTMS                              IS IS       SC SC       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