RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

WVZ043-100800-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
231 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

Date           07/08/25      Wed 07/09/25            Thu 07/10/25            Fri
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                 66          83          66          80          65
TEMP                      67 69 78 81 79 73 68 68 67 68 75 77 78 73 68 66 65 67
DEWPT                     66 68 70 69 70 68 68 68 66 68 70 69 68 68 68 66 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                  100          67         100          72         100
RH                        97 97 76 67 74 84100100 97100 84 76 71 84100100100100
WIND DIR                  SW SW  W  W SW  S  S  S  W SW  W  W SW SE SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                    SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                 49 49 57 65 81 77 84 65 62 75 75 77 86 61 63 33 42 52
VSBY                       3  6  7  6  3  3  1  1  0  2  6  6  6  7  7  7 10   
POP 12HR                     40          80          70          70          30
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC IS IS    IS
TSTMS                           SC SC NM SC IS          SC NM NM SC IS         
Obvis                     PF PF             PF PF PF                           
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W SE  S SW NW  E SE SE SE  S  W  W SW  S SE  E SE SW
T WIND SPD                 1  1  2  6  9  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  4  2  1  2  1
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  1 11 22 22  2  1  1  1  2  6  4  7  2  1  1  1  1
MAX LVORI                 10  8  4  3  3  5 10 10 10  9  4  4  3  5 10 10 10 10
STABILITY                  F  A  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  G  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  2600  2100  1200   200  1100  None  None
STA PRES                  27.73 27.74 27.70 27.68 27.67 27.67 27.65 27.65 27.65


Date           07/11Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25Tue 07/15/25
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       81      65      83      67      82      66      83      65      84
TEMP          79 76 67 69 81 76 68 69 80 75 68 68 81 76 68 68 82 77
DEWPT         67 68 66 67 67 68 68 68 69 68 67 68 67 67 66 67 67 67
RH            67 76 97 93 63 76100 97 69 79 97100 63 74 93 97 61 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW SC B1
POP 12HR           50      10      30      30      50      30      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC          SC SC IS IS SC SC    IS SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS         SC SC          SC SC IS IS SC SC    IS SC IS    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