RAWS Point Forecast - Glenped, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

VAZ024-170800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
431 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

Date           08/16/24      Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon
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                 68          90          67          88          64
TEMP          82 75 72 71 70 70 81 88 89 80 75 72 70 70 79 84 86 78 71 69 66 67
DEWPT         70 70 70 69 69 69 70 68 65 67 70 68 67 68 71 69 69 68 66 65 64 65
MIN/MAX RH                   98          47          99          57         100
RH            67 84 93 93 97 97 69 52 45 65 84 87 90 93 77 61 57 71 84 87 93 93
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       5  4  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  4  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS        B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     84 91 88 74 81 53 42 39 45 27 33 37 58 52 30 33 28 20 22 17 30 32
VSBY          10 10  9  6  4  2 10 10 10 10  9 10  8 10  9 10 10 10  9         
POP 12HR                     50          20          30          50          30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC IS       IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC          IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS                IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC               
LAL            2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  3  3               
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  4            
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD    10  9  3  2  2  2  5  9 10  8  3  4  4  2 12 11 12  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           32  6  2  1  1  3 27 70 55  4  2  2  2  2 58 86 89  4            
MAX LVORI      3  4  7  7  8  8  3  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  E  F  F  F  B  A  A  B  F  G  G  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              3800  4300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.47 28.43 28.43 28.37 28.36 28.33 28.32 28.28            


Date           08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
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       84      60      83      56      81      57      81      58      83
TEMP          81 74 65 63 79 72 61 60 77 71 62 61 77 71 63 62 79 73
DEWPT         66 64 60 58 58 58 55 54 56 58 56 56 59 61 58 59 61 63
RH            60 71 84 84 49 61 81 81 48 63 81 84 54 71 84 90 54 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      20      10       5       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM IS                                           IS
TSTMS            NM                                                

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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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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