RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

VAZ012-010800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
831 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

Date           04/30/25      Thu 05/01/25            Fri 05/02/25            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                 56          79          57          79          53
TEMP                62 60 58 61 70 75 77 66 62 59 58 59 71 77 79 71 61 57 54 57
DEWPT               56 55 54 56 58 55 54 55 54 53 54 55 56 53 50 52 53 53 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   94          44          90          37          95
RH                  81 84 86 84 66 50 45 68 75 80 86 87 59 43 36 51 75 86 96 90
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  5  9  9  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           29 42 62 66 41 52 83 41 54 53 47 66 53 50 52 45 56 46 55 69
VSBY                 9  6  3  3 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  6 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          60          50          60          50
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS IS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC  O
TSTMS                        IS IS SC SC IS IS          IS SC SC SC SC    IS   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  3 13 13 13  5  5  5  5  8 16 16 17  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  4 75 64 39  3  3  3  3 10 53106 75  4            
MAX LVORI            3  5  5  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  F  F  B  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  A  C  F            
CEILING              None  6700  None  3300  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.31 27.30 27.29 27.23 27.22 27.22 27.23 27.19            


Date           05/03Sun 05/04/25Mon 05/05/25Tue 05/06/25Wed 05/07/25
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       73      44      69      43      69      45      73      47      75
TEMP          70 63 49 49 68 62 48 49 68 62 49 50 71 64 51 52 73 67
DEWPT         52 48 46 46 43 43 42 45 45 45 45 46 45 46 45 47 47 49
RH            53 58 89 89 40 50 80 86 43 54 86 86 39 52 80 83 40 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           80      40      40      30      40      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS     O  O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS            IS SC 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