RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

WVZ043-020800-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

Date           10/01/25      Thu 10/02/25            Fri 10/03/25            Sat
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                 49          68          47          68          51
TEMP                58 55 51 49 60 66 67 59 55 52 50 49 59 65 67 61 57 55 54 52
DEWPT               52 51 49 47 45 43 42 44 45 45 45 45 47 47 47 48 48 48 47 47
MIN/MAX RH                   95          40          87          48          83
RH                  80 86 93 93 58 43 40 57 69 77 83 86 64 52 49 62 72 77 77 83
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  W SE SE SE SE  E
WIND SPD             4  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            9 10 21 22 19 37 13 17 16 14 18 22 21 19 12  4  4  3 11 19
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  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE            
T WIND SPD           5 13  5  4 13 10  9  5  6  9 11  8  4  2  2  2            
DISPERSION          VP PR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  6  3  5 39 40 37  3  3  4  5  8 11  9  9  1            
MAX LVORI            5  5  6  7  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  5  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.86 27.92 27.99 27.97 27.99 27.98 27.99 27.91            


Date           10/04Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
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       71      49      73      54      74      56      73      58      69
TEMP          69 62 54 51 70 65 59 56 71 67 61 58 71 67 62 59 67 60
DEWPT         50 50 50 50 56 57 56 55 60 58 58 57 61 60 59 58 61 56
RH            51 65 86 96 61 75 90 96 68 73 90 96 71 78 90 96 81 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC IS SC SC 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