RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

WVZ043-302000-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
132 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

Date             Mon 06/30/25            Tue 07/01/25            Wed 07/02/25
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                 84          67          80          65          80
TEMP                   83 82 77 71 70 68 70 76 78 76 72 68 66 66 67 75 79 79 75
DEWPT                  68 69 69 69 68 68 69 71 70 69 68 68 66 66 67 68 65 63 63
MAX/MIN RH                   60         100          75         100          59
RH                     61 65 76 93 93100 97 85 76 79 87100100100100 79 62 58 66
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  3
CLOUDS                 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              59 72 74 69 44 48 59 58 82 90 67 70 68 67 52 32 33 20 13
VSBY                    7  6  6  6  2  2  6  7  6  6  9  7  3  3  4            
POP 12HR                     80          60          80          40          10
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC NM  O SC SC                     
TSTMS                  SC SC SC SC       IS SC NM NM SC                        
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT                 5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N NE  N NW  N
T WIND SPD             10 10 12  4  3  5  8 11 11 12 11  4  3  4  4  4  3  5 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    45 38  8  2  2  3 12 36 40 35  5  2  2  2  7 21 24 43  5
MAX LVORI               1  3  4  6  7  9  6  4  3  3  5  9 10  9  8  3  2  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    2600  3000  None   600  1700   700   100  None  None
STA PRES                  27.64 27.65 27.64 27.64 27.60 27.62 27.63 27.64 27.60


Date          Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25
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      82      62      86      63      86      66      87
TEMP          65 66 80 75 64 66 84 78 67 68 85 78 69 69 84 80
DEWPT         63 63 61 62 61 62 60 62 62 64 62 64 65 65 66 66
RH            93 90 52 64 90 87 44 58 84 87 46 62 87 87 55 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
TSTMS                                                      IS

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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