RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

VAZ012-042100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

Date             Thu 12/04/25            Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25
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                 43          25          35          30          44
TEMP                38 41 39 30 28 28 27 28 31 33 35 33 32 31 31 32 40 42 43 34
DEWPT               23 22 21 22 23 24 24 25 28 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 34 33 31 30
MAX/MIN RH                   43          94          72          99          63
RH                  54 46 48 72 81 85 88 88 88 85 78 89 92 96 96 96 79 70 62 85
WIND DIR             W NW NW  N  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  3  2  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  2  1
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           50 62 79 84 84 97 91 94 92 93 88 86 89 91 85 83 78 68 60 51
VSBY                10 10 10 10  7  3  2  2  3  5  5  5  3  2  3  4  4 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0         100          80          10          10
SNOW                                L  D  D  L  S                              
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           9 12  8  3  5  9 11 13  8  3  3  2  6  8  8  9  9  9 10 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 33 17  2  3  4  5 20  9  4  3  1  3  4  4  7 16 25 25  5
MAX LVORI            2  1  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  3  6  6  9  8  6  4  3  2  5
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None 10000  5400   100   500  1000   700   600   600   600
STA PRES            27.33 27.31 27.30 27.23 27.20 27.12 27.12 27.09 27.09 27.08


Date          Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25
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       26      44      27      36      19      41      27      45
TEMP          28 27 43 36 31 28 34 27 22 22 39 31 28 29 43 37
DEWPT         27 24 32 31 28 25 24 21 18 17 23 22 23 24 27 27
RH            96 88 65 82 88 88 66 78 84 81 52 69 81 81 53 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      30      30      30      10      10      10      20
RAIN                    C  C     C                          S
SNOW                          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