RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

WVZ043-072000-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
132 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

Date             Sat 06/07/25            Sun 06/08/25            Mon 06/09/25
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                 75          62          74          61          79
TEMP                   72 73 71 67 65 64 65 69 73 73 68 64 63 62 63 71 77 77 72
DEWPT                  64 63 62 62 62 62 63 64 62 63 62 61 61 61 61 62 60 59 60
MAX/MIN RH                   68          96          68          97          52
RH                     76 71 73 84 90 93 93 84 68 71 81 90 93 97 93 73 56 54 66
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD                6  8  3  2  2  4  6  8 10 10  6  4  3  3  3  5  5  6  4
WIND GUST                                      20 20                           
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              75 74 72 96 96 88 81 78 68 67 39 46 56 68 52 39 46 61 84
VSBY                   10 10 10  7  3  1  3 10 10  8 10  9  8  8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          80          60          20          30
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS    IS  O NM SC SC NM NM IS                SC SC SC
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS                SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  3  1  1  1 <1  2  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW SW  S SE SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S
T WIND SPD              9  8  6  2  3  8 17 29 24 19 24 17 14 12 13  9  6 10 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    28 27  3  1  2  5 39 88 94 67 11 12  7  6 30 43 42 40  9
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  6  7  7  4  4  1  3  4  5  6  7  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  F  E  F  F  B  A  A  C  E
CEILING                    1200  1600   600  1100  1800  None   700  None  2900
STA PRES                  27.51 27.49 27.39 27.39 27.39 27.48 27.53 27.57 27.50


Date          Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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       62      75      56      78      57      83      62      82
TEMP          64 63 72 69 60 62 75 71 60 62 81 75 65 67 81 74
DEWPT         61 60 53 55 55 56 53 56 54 56 54 59 58 61 60 62
RH            90 90 51 61 84 81 46 59 81 81 39 58 78 81 49 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           50      30       5       5       0       5       5      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC IS                                  SC
TSTMS         SC       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