RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

WVZ043-012000-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

Date             Tue 04/01/25            Wed 04/02/25            Thu 04/03/25
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                 57          43          62          58          80
TEMP             37 42 52 56 51 47 46 44 45 54 58 62 61 60 59 59 62 71 76 79 74
DEWPT            33 32 32 31 32 33 35 37 38 43 46 47 49 53 55 57 56 58 55 56 56
MAX/MIN RH                   38          77          58          93          45
RH               85 67 46 38 48 58 65 76 76 66 64 58 65 78 87 93 81 63 48 45 53
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD          5  5  5  3  3  4  6  8  9 11 13 12 10  9  9  8  6  9 10  9  5
WIND GUST        16                      20 26 28 27 24 23 23 20 18 21 23 20   
CLOUDS           OV B1 FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        98 68  7  4  9  7 32 72 76 69 55 48 64 76 79 83 74 60 61 60 68
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          10          30          50
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT           2  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1  1  1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD       17 10  5  2  2  5 10 11 17 19 24 26 17 14 13 10 11 35 29 26 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             FR PR PR PR             PR
ADI              30 21 22 10  1  3  5 10 23 37 55 76 19 13 12  9 13112 99 82  7
MAX LVORI         4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  D  B  B  G  F  F  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  7100  1300  None   200   200  9000  3500
STA PRES            27.69 27.69 27.75 27.78 27.79 27.76 27.76 27.75 27.77 27.76


Date          Fri 04/04/25Sat 04/05/25Sun 04/06/25Mon 04/07/25
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      76      60      81      61      71      43      51
TEMP          67 65 73 71 65 64 77 75 66 62 69 62 50 44 49 44
DEWPT         57 58 58 57 57 57 53 53 54 54 52 49 43 37 30 24
RH            70 78 59 61 75 78 43 46 65 75 55 62 77 76 48 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      60      40      40      50      80      60      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC  O NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS SC 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