RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Sep 10 2025

VAZ012-110800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Sep 10 2025

Date           09/10/25      Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            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                 43          79          46          78          48
TEMP                52 48 44 49 71 75 76 62 54 51 48 49 70 76 76 63 55 53 49 50
DEWPT               46 45 44 48 50 49 49 49 48 46 45 47 53 52 50 52 52 50 49 50
MIN/MAX RH                  100          37          94          39         100
RH                  80 89100 96 47 40 39 62 80 83 89 93 55 43 40 67 90 89100100
WIND DIR             N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NE  E NE NE  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            2  2  4  6 14 30 16 19  3  3  5  6 13 27 12  8  6  4  7  9
VSBY                10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N NE NE  E NW NE NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  2  4  5  6  4  3  3  2  1  4  5  4  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  2 19 35 46  2  2  2  1  1 20 37 34  2            
MAX LVORI            4  7 10  8  2  1  1  3  4  5  7  7  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.38 27.38 27.40 27.36 27.39 27.40 27.43 27.39            


Date           09/13Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
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      50      83      56      82      51      80      51      81
TEMP          78 64 53 52 80 67 59 57 79 66 55 54 78 66 55 52 79 66
DEWPT         52 52 50 49 53 56 55 55 56 54 52 52 55 55 53 52 56 55
RH            40 65 89 89 39 68 87 93 45 65 90 93 45 68 93100 45 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       5       0       5       0       5

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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