RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1102 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025

WVZ043-150800-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
1102 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025

Date           06/14/25      Sun 06/15/25            Mon 06/16/25            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 66          75          65          76          65
TEMP                   67 66 67 70 73 74 70 67 67 66 67 71 73 74 71 68 66 65 66
DEWPT                  64 64 65 66 66 67 66 67 66 65 66 68 68 68 66 66 65 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                   95          77          99          82         100
RH                     90 93 93 87 79 79 87100 97 97 97 90 84 82 84 93 97100100
WIND DIR               SW  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                2  2  2  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)              84 75 67 66 71 95 72 76 80 89 81 79100100 77 81 77 70 67
VSBY                    6  7  8 10 10 10 10  6  2  7                           
POP 12HR                     20          80          50          90          50
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM  O SC SC IS IS NM NM  O  O SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                              NM NM SC             SC NM NM SC            
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              S  S SE SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD              3  1  1 12 12  9  5  9  6  3  3  6 12  9  8            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  1  1 33 37 28  3  4  3  2  4 21 27 16  4            
MAX LVORI               7  9  7  4  3  3  6  9  8 10  8  5  4  3  6            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F            
CEILING                     900   200  1400  1200   500   200  1400  1700      
STA PRES                  27.70 27.69 27.66 27.66 27.67 27.67 27.65            


Date           06/17Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       80      65      81      67      80      64      80      60      83
TEMP          78 72 67 68 79 75 70 70 78 70 67 66 77 73 62 64 81 77
DEWPT         67 66 65 67 67 67 66 67 66 64 64 64 61 62 60 61 61 64
RH            69 81 93 97 67 76 87 90 67 81 90 93 58 68 93 90 51 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           90      40      70      30      70      40      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC    SC NM SC SC SC NM SC       IS          IS
TSTMS         IS NM SC    IS SC IS    IS SC IS       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