RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

VAZ020-160900-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
601 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

Date           11/15/25      Sun 11/16/25            Mon 11/17/25            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 50          55          31          49          31
TEMP             60 60 60 56 52 52 53 48 42 40 37 34 32 40 48 45 39 36 34 33 33
DEWPT            48 50 52 52 41 30 20 17 16 18 18 16 16 17 15 16 17 19 18 19 20
MIN/MAX RH                   84          26          51          26          59
RH               64 69 75 86 66 43 27 29 34 41 46 47 51 39 26 31 40 50 51 56 58
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          8  8 11 11 13 13 12 12 10  8  6  6  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST        18 21 25 25 25 27 26 26 25 23 19 17    16 14                  
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        43 48 64 47 19  4  5  4  6  8  7  2  1  2  3  2  6 27 45 43 49
VSBY             10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  3 10            
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           5
RAIN                                                                          S
RAIN SHWRS             SC                                                      
MIX HGT          <1 <1  1  1  1  3  4  4  1  1  2  2  1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD       14 16 18 17 33 34 33 35 29 18 17 27 17 27 27 23 11            
DISPERSION       PR PR FR FR             FR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI              10 11 16 15 55109123132 20 12  8 12 31103127 94  5            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  4  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  E  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.43 27.33 27.43 27.47 27.56 27.65 27.73 27.77            


Date           11/18Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       50      43      61      46      59      48      61      49      60
TEMP          49 44 46 45 60 52 49 47 57 52 50 49 59 55 53 50 59 50
DEWPT         25 35 40 42 48 45 44 43 48 45 44 45 48 46 47 46 45 40
RH            39 70 79 89 64 77 83 86 72 77 80 86 67 72 80 86 60 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      40      20      20      20      30      40      50      30
RAIN           S  C  C  S     S  S  S     S  C  C                  
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC SC 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