RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

VAZ020-060800-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
531 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

Date           07/05/25      Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25            Tue
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                 62          88          69          90          70
TEMP             76 70 67 63 69 80 85 84 76 72 70 69 72 83 86 86 79 74 72 70 74
DEWPT            62 59 58 59 63 64 65 65 66 67 67 67 69 70 69 68 67 67 66 66 69
MIN/MAX RH                   90          51          94          53          89
RH               62 68 73 87 81 58 51 53 71 84 90 93 90 65 57 55 67 79 81 87 84
WIND DIR         SE SW SW  W SE SE SE SE SE  E  N  N NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD          2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        10 18 10 17 14 13 21 34 51 71 62 55 52 38 61 41 29 25 14 18 19
VSBY             10 10 10  4  9 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          20          20          40          10
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS IS       IS IS SC SC               
TSTMS                                 IS                   SC SC               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE SE  N  N NW SW  S SE SE NE  N NW NW NE  N NW NE            
T WIND SPD        8  3  0  2  1  3  2  4  6  2  2  3  2  9  5  8  1            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               4  2  0  1  1 12 13 30  3  1  1  2  2 34 42 68  1            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  5  5  2  2  1  3  5  7  7  6  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  B  A  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1700  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.96 27.94 27.94 27.87 27.88 27.87 27.88 27.84            


Date           07/08Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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       90      68      89      69      86      69      84      67      85
TEMP          88 78 71 73 86 77 70 72 84 75 70 71 84 76 70 72 84 75
DEWPT         69 67 67 68 68 67 67 69 70 68 67 68 69 67 67 68 69 68
RH            54 69 87 84 55 71 90 90 63 79 90 90 61 74 90 87 61 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      20      50      40      70      40      70      40      50
RAIN SHWRS       NM IS    IS SC SC    SC NM SC IS SC NM SC    IS SC
TSTMS            NM IS    IS SC SC    SC NM SC    SC NM 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