RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date           04/24/24      Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            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
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                 39          67          43          63          50
TEMP                50 44 41 44 57 64 65 59 53 49 46 46 55 59 63 59 56 54 52 54
DEWPT               37 37 36 38 37 34 33 35 39 40 41 43 44 46 46 45 46 46 45 45
MIN/MAX RH                   85          30          97          55          80
RH                  61 76 82 79 47 32 30 40 59 71 83 89 66 62 54 60 69 74 77 71
WIND DIR            NW NW  N  N SW  W  W  N  N  N SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             4  4  0  0  1  5  5  1  0  0  6  6  9  9  9  9  9 10  9 13
CLOUDS              FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            8 22 38 36 11  8 14 23 30 29 54 65 70 71 73 78 78 82 81 70
VSBY                10 10  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10                              
POP 12HR                     10           0           5          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                    IS               
LAL                  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1               
HAINES               4  4  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  3            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  N  N SW  W SW  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD           9  9  4  6  1  3  4  1  5  6 11 10 14 13 11 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR PR FR PR   
ADI                  4  4  2  7  5 26 38  1  3  3  8 17 40 44 36 11            
MAX LVORI            3  3  5  4  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  E  C  C  C  C  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   700  1100  1100      
STA PRES            27.33 27.36 27.41 27.36 27.40 27.43 27.48 27.48            


Date           04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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       71      52      79      52      83      56      78      53      77
TEMP          67 65 57 56 74 70 60 58 77 74 63 60 74 70 59 59 74 69
DEWPT         47 47 47 49 51 50 49 51 51 52 51 52 53 53 52 52 48 48
RH            49 52 69 77 44 49 67 77 40 46 65 75 48 55 78 78 40 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5       0       5       0      10      10      50      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC 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
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