RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

VAZ024-220800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

Date           05/20/25      Wed 05/21/25            Thu 05/22/25            Fri
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                 58          73          55          73          50
TEMP                      60 59 65 70 71 68 61 57 55 58 68 72 73 66 56 52 50 52
DEWPT                     57 57 60 60 59 57 54 52 50 51 50 49 47 46 45 44 44 44
MIN/MAX RH                   95          62          84          39          80
RH                        90 93 84 71 66 68 78 83 83 77 52 44 40 48 66 74 80 74
WIND DIR                   E  E  E SE  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   3  2  3  4  5  3  2  3  4  5  9 10 10  6  4  3  4  6
WIND GUST                                   12    14 17 23 24 24 20 17 14 16 19
CLOUDS                    OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 99 88 80 72 68 43 18 21 27 38 39 45 32 39 34 25 28 36
VSBY                       4  4  5  7  9  9  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          60          20          30          20
RAIN SHWRS                EC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                     IS          SC IS IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT                   <1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  8  8  2            
T WIND DIR                 E SE  E NE  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD                 3  6  6  1  0  5  4  9  6 26 35 27 26  9            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                        2 11 15  3  0  3  2  4  3132200200200  4            
MAX LVORI                  8  7  4  3  4  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY                  F  B  B  C  C  F  G  G  F  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                     100     0  1500  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.30 28.26 28.25 28.30 28.31 28.33 28.30            


Date           05/23Sat 05/24/25Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25
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       68      46      73      48      70      55      74      56      73
TEMP          67 62 48 50 70 67 50 52 67 66 57 57 72 69 60 57 71 68
DEWPT         40 39 39 42 42 43 43 46 51 52 51 52 56 56 55 56 58 56
RH            37 43 71 74 36 42 77 80 56 61 80 83 57 63 84 96 63 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5      10      30      40      50      60      50
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
TSTMS                                                IS          IS

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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