RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

WVZ043-052100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
701 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
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                 33          30          40          25          41
TEMP                27 29 31 32 31 32 31 31 34 39 39 32 30 28 27 27 33 39 40 35
DEWPT               26 27 29 31 31 31 31 30 32 31 31 29 28 26 25 26 30 33 34 33
MAX/MIN RH                   88         100          71          98          78
RH                  96 92 92 96100 96100 96 92 73 73 88 92 92 92 96 89 79 79 92
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE SE  S SW  W
WIND SPD             5  4  2  1  1  2  2  3  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  4
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           94 96 93 92 94 94 85 78 68 64 50 41 35 53 61 80 88 81 71 69
VSBY                 3  6  6  6  4  5  7  6  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70           0           0           0          40
RAIN                                                                       C  C
SNOW                 C                                                         
MIX HGT              1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S  S  E SE SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  E  S SE  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD          14  8  3  2  1  2  8 12 10 11 12  6  1  1  1  3  8 10  8  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 12  3  1  1  1  4 10 17 31 32  3  1  1  1  3 12 20 11  2
MAX LVORI            5  5  6  7 10 10  9  8  4  3  3  6  8  8  8  9  5  3  4  6
STABILITY            D  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  C  C  F  G  F  F  C  C  D  D  E
CEILING               500  1000   700   700   700  None  None   900     0   700
STA PRES            27.62 27.53 27.52 27.52 27.53 27.52 27.58 27.59 27.57 27.51


Date          Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25
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       23      30      19      40      28      43      30      33
TEMP          31 24 28 23 21 20 38 32 30 30 41 37 37 31 32 27
DEWPT         30 23 21 17 16 18 24 25 24 25 28 30 32 28 24 19
RH            96 96 75 77 81 92 57 75 78 81 59 75 82 88 72 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           50      20      10       5       5      20      50      40
RAIN           C                                S  L  C  C   
SNOW           C  C  S  S                                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