RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 8 2025

VAZ020-090800-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 8 2025

Date           09/08/25      Tue 09/09/25            Wed 09/10/25            Thu
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                 45          73          49          77          51
TEMP                53 51 48 48 64 70 71 60 55 53 51 51 67 74 75 63 60 56 53 52
DEWPT               37 36 35 40 44 43 44 44 44 45 46 46 51 48 49 51 51 49 47 48
MIN/MAX RH                   73          37          86          39          88
RH                  54 56 60 74 48 38 38 55 66 74 83 83 56 40 40 65 72 77 80 86
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            1  3  9  9 23 30 15 33 30 42 32 26 21 13  8 24 26 13  2  1
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE  N  N  N  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NW NE NE  N  E            
T WIND SPD           3  3  4  3 10  9  9  4  3  3  3  3 10  3  1  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  4 41 45 46  2  2  2  2  4 40 21  8  1            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  5  5  1  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  G  B  B  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.06 28.06 28.07 28.02 28.03 28.02 28.02 27.98            


Date           09/11Fri 09/12/25Sat 09/13/25Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25
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       80      53      79      53      79      53      80      55      80
TEMP          77 65 58 55 77 66 58 55 76 66 58 55 78 67 60 57 78 67
DEWPT         48 50 48 49 49 50 50 51 53 53 52 52 55 54 53 53 57 55
RH            36 58 69 80 37 56 75 86 45 63 80 90 45 63 78 86 48 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0      10      10      10

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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