RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

WVZ043-262100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
601 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

Date             Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri 11/28/25
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                 54          28          35          21          29
TEMP             52 52 53 46 34 33 31 29 28 30 34 34 30 28 26 24 22 25 27 28 23
DEWPT            50 51 45 33 26 25 21 20 19 19 16 14 14 14 13 12 12 13 11 10 11
MAX/MIN RH                   57          70          43          65          46
RH               93 96 74 60 72 72 66 69 68 63 47 43 51 55 57 60 65 60 50 46 59
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W
WIND SPD          8 11 13 13 13 14 13 14 13 14 14 13 11 13 12 13 13 13 12 10  6
WIND GUST        19 24 27 29 33 34 32 33 28 29 28 27 25 28 26 28 29 28 24 21   
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        68 70 72 19 55 63 66 68 51 53 24 11 16 34 60 69 68 63 44 21 12
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
RAIN              S                                                            
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  1  2  3  4  3  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD       10 25 29 31 31 33 32 28 27 24 25 24 14 31 29 28 25 23 17 17 16
DISPERSION                   FR GD FR GD             FR FR FR FR             PR
ADI              11 54 78 84 42 45 43 39 64 59 70 67 10 42 40 39 60 64 51 67  7
MAX LVORI         7  4  3  1  1  1  1  3  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F
CEILING               800  None  2300  1500  None  None  None  1500  1600  None
STA PRES            27.54 27.56 27.64 27.65 27.68 27.67 27.67 27.71 27.79 27.84


Date          Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25Tue 12/02/25
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       17      39      28      42      33      42      31      37
TEMP          20 19 37 30 29 30 39 39 38 34 40 35 33 32 36 32
DEWPT         12 13 10 13 15 19 34 36 36 33 35 31 29 29 28 27
RH            71 77 32 49 55 63 82 89 92 96 82 85 85 88 72 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0      10      50      60      50      60      50
RAIN                             C  C  L  C  C  C  C  L  C  C

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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