RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

VAZ020-042000-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                 87          64          87          63          88
TEMP                81 85 83 75 71 68 64 69 81 85 84 75 70 67 64 69 81 85 84 75
DEWPT               62 63 63 64 63 62 61 63 64 65 63 63 61 61 60 63 65 65 64 65
MAX/MIN RH                   48          90          49          87          50
RH                  53 48 51 69 76 81 90 81 56 51 49 66 73 81 87 81 58 51 51 71
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  N  N  W  W  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SW SW  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD             1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            3 20 40 37 34 13 10 13  6 22 21 12  9  6  5  7 10 23 57 65
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           0          10
Obvis                                 PF                                       
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW SW  N  N NW  N  N SW  S  S  S  S  S  W SW  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  2  1  3  3  2  6  4  4  8  3  2  1  2  4  4  5  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 15 22 21  1  1  2  2  2 24 30 32  4  2  1  1  2 15 29 38  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  4  5  7  5  2  2  1  3  3  5  6  5  2  2  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES             28.0 27.96 28.00 28.01 28.02 27.98 27.97 27.96 27.97 27.93


Date          Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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       67      89      68      89      68      88      66      85
TEMP          70 72 86 75 70 73 86 75 70 72 85 75 69 70 83 73
DEWPT         64 67 69 68 67 68 70 68 67 68 70 67 65 67 69 66
RH            81 84 57 79 90 84 59 79 90 87 61 76 87 90 63 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      30      10      50      20      50      30      70
RAIN SHWRS             SC       IS SC IS    IS SC SC IS SC NM
TSTMS                  SC       IS SC IS       SC 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