RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

WVZ043-260900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
1031 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            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
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                 51          55          28          35          22
TEMP                   54 53 52 54 53 47 38 34 31 29 28 31 34 34 30 28 26 23 23
DEWPT                  54 53 51 51 46 33 28 23 21 19 18 18 14 13 14 14 14 13 12
MIN/MAX RH                  100          58          66          40          65
RH                    100100 96 90 77 58 67 64 66 66 66 58 43 41 51 55 60 65 62
WIND DIR               SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                5  5  6 11 13 13 14 16 16 16 14 16 17 16 12 13 13 13 13
WIND GUST                 16 18 24 28 29 28 31 32 32 31 32 33 32 25 27 26 29 28
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              67 51 54 51 72 25 34 53 72 62 43 34 14  7 12 49 66 65 65
VSBY                    9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          20           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  3  4  2  3  3  2  2  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR             SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              5 16 17 25 28 29 29 32 31 29 28 27 29 28 26            
DISPERSION             PR PR             GD GD GD GD             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                     4 11 19 55 71 82 40 43 42 40 60 70 85 82 24            
MAX LVORI               9  7  5  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                     700   500  None  None  1500  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.53 27.54 27.56 27.64 27.63 27.65 27.64            


Date           11/28Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25Tue 12/02/25
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       28      18      40      28      44      31      41      30      40
TEMP          28 25 20 19 38 33 29 31 42 41 36 32 40 36 34 31 38 35
DEWPT         11 11 12 13 10 14 15 23 35 36 32 30 30 28 28 28 29 28
RH            48 55 71 77 31 45 55 72 76 82 85 92 67 72 78 88 70 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      50      50      30      50      50
RAIN                                   C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
SNOW                                S                              

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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