RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

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

VAZ024-020800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 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                 46          73          47          73          45
TEMP                57 51 47 46 62 71 71 62 57 54 51 49 62 69 70 61 55 52 49 47
DEWPT               51 49 47 46 47 48 49 48 49 49 48 48 49 50 49 49 49 49 45 46
MIN/MAX RH                  100          42          95          45          95
RH                  80 93100100 58 44 46 60 75 83 89 96 62 51 47 65 80 89 86 96
WIND DIR            NE  N  N  N  E  E SE  E  E  E NE  N SE SE SE SE  E  N  N  N
WIND SPD             2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  0  1  1
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)            5  2  6  7  7 23 25 21 19 17 19 21 19 17 14 11  6  0  4  7
VSBY                10 10  4  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE  N  N  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  3  9  6  8  4  4  2  1  1  2  2  2  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  3 39 35 41  2  2  1  1  1  8 11  9  2            
MAX LVORI            5  7 10  9  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  7  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.74 28.81 28.89 28.86 28.89 28.87 28.88 28.79            


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       74      49      76      55      80      58      80      59      79
TEMP          70 64 56 52 73 67 60 57 77 71 63 59 77 71 64 61 77 66
DEWPT         52 53 51 51 60 60 58 57 63 63 60 59 65 65 62 60 64 61
RH            53 67 83 96 64 78 93100 62 76 90100 67 81 93 97 64 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      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