RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

WVZ043-300900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

Date           01/29/25      Thu 01/30/25            Fri 01/31/25            Sat
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                 28          52          41          52          36
TEMP          49 40 34 31 28 29 35 48 52 45 42 42 42 43 46 49 51 47 46 44 41 37
DEWPT         22 22 24 24 23 23 25 25 26 31 39 38 40 42 45 48 46 44 42 41 39 37
MIN/MAX RH                   83          36          98          83          98
RH            34 48 66 75 81 78 66 40 36 58 89 86 93 96 96 96 83 89 86 89 92100
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD      14 12 10  8  4  2  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  8 10 10  9  9  6  5
WIND GUST     34 26 21                         16       16 20 23 25 24 21 19   
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      3  7  6  7  7 35 42 49 77 96 97 93 93 90 94 93 76 64 62 73 87 71
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          20          90          90          50
RAIN                                      C  D  D  D  D                        
RAIN SHWRS                                               O  O NM SC IS         
LAL                                                                            
HAINES                                                                         
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SE  S SE SE SE SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD    33 14 13 11 11  4  4  8  9 11  5  8  6  4  5 19 31 12            
DISPERSION       FR FR PR VP             VP PR PR PR             FR PR PR PR   
ADI           86 13  9  8  5  5  7 19 19  8  4  5  5  4  6 30 64 11            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  6  5  6  8  8  4  4  5            
STABILITY      D  D  E  E  F  B  B  B  C  E  E  E  E  C  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  8400   200  6100  4600   600   600      
STA PRES            27.67 27.73 27.81 27.73 27.67 27.53 27.44 27.40            


Date           02/01Sun 02/02/25Mon 02/03/25Tue 02/04/25Wed 02/05/25
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       45      32      49      38      57      35      50      34      48
TEMP          42 39 35 33 45 43 39 40 55 49 42 36 48 41 36 35 46 44
DEWPT         30 31 30 30 33 37 36 38 41 42 39 34 35 33 31 33 38 38
RH            62 73 82 89 62 79 89 92 59 77 89 92 60 73 82 92 73 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       0       5      10       5      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                    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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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