RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sun Nov 9 2025

WVZ043-092100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
701 AM EST Sun Nov 9 2025

Date             Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25            Tue 11/11/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 58          28          30          19          35
TEMP                55 56 51 43 38 34 31 28 28 29 28 25 24 23 21 20 26 32 34 29
DEWPT               49 48 42 38 35 31 28 25 23 20 18 18 19 17 15 15 17 16 15 17
MAX/MIN RH                   70          90          65          79          46
RH                  80 74 71 82 89 89 88 88 81 69 66 74 81 77 77 81 68 51 45 60
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD             8 12 11 10 11 10 12 14 14 14 14 13 14 13 14 14 16 14 11  8
WIND GUST              23 21 23 24 24 25 26 26 25 26 27 28 27 31 29 29 26 21 19
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           71 84 53 82 86 73 70 67 86 93 86 76 78 74 54 39 36 24 15 33
VSBY                10 10 10 10  6  9  9  8  8  9  8  7  5                     
POP 12HR                     30          50          60          60           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC IS    IS SC SC                                          
SNOWSHWRS                          SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC               
MIX HGT              2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR           S  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          13 29 21 24 23 26 25 26 24 24 26 26 20 31 26 31 29 27 21 20
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             FR GD FR GD             PR
ADI                 26 77 54 27 26 30 34 57 58 63 63 36 23 42 30 57 72 74 71 14
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  E
CEILING                 0     0     0     0     0     0     0  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.41 27.42 27.50 27.50 27.52 27.51 27.55 27.61 27.67 27.61


Date          Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25Fri 11/14/25Sat 11/15/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       28      50      35      49      31      54      39      58
TEMP          34 35 47 44 41 36 47 40 36 33 52 45 42 40 56 48
DEWPT         19 23 32 34 36 33 30 29 30 29 33 36 37 37 43 42
RH            54 61 56 68 82 89 51 64 79 85 48 70 82 89 62 80
WIND SPD          <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5      10       5

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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