RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

WVZ043-112100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
731 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 27          22          34          28          35
TEMP                25 27 26 24 23 24 24 26 29 33 33 32 32 32 30 28 30 33 34 29
DEWPT               21 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 26 30 30 30 30 29 28 26 26 25 25 25
MAX/MIN RH                   75          97          87          93          68
RH                  84 78 78 84 88 88 92 88 88 89 89 92 92 88 92 92 85 72 69 85
WIND DIR            NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            11 11 10  5  4  3  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  6  8  8  8  8  5  5
WIND GUST           24 21                                                      
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           77 79 71 74 75 87 89 92 98 96 93 89 88 84 78 82 74 60 62 81
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  5  1  4  3  4  8  6  2  6 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          60          90          40           5
FLURRIES               SC                                                      
SNOWSHWRS           IS             IS NM NM  O  O NM SC SC IS IS             SC
MIX HGT              3  3  3 <1 <1  1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          27 20 16 13 11  8  3  6  6  9  4  3  3  4 10 20 21 14 13  6
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR
ADI                 66 53 36  9  8  4  2  5  9 13  7  2  2  3 12 36 41 29 23  5
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  5  5  6  7  6  5  4  5  6  6  6  5  4  4  3  3  4
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  E  F  F  C  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              1100  1400   700   700   700   700     0   100   900  5400
STA PRES            27.51 27.51 27.55 27.50 27.48 27.49 27.55 27.60 27.71 27.71


Date          Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25Wed 12/17/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       15      17       4      26      16      38      25      45
TEMP          28 17 11  8  6  4 21 18 19 18 35 29 27 28 43 36
DEWPT         25 16  4  2  0  1  6  9  5  8 14 19 19 22 30 30
RH            88 96 73 76 76 87 52 67 54 64 41 66 71 78 60 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      40      20       5       0       0       5      10
SNOWSHWRS     SC  O SC IS 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