RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

VAZ012-042000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 87          59          86          57          86
TEMP          58 63 80 83 84 75 67 63 59 64 80 82 83 74 66 61 58 64 79 81 82 73
DEWPT         57 61 62 60 61 63 61 59 57 60 62 61 61 62 60 58 57 60 63 63 64 65
MAX/MIN RH                   42          93          47          96          52
RH            96 93 54 46 46 66 81 87 93 87 54 49 47 66 81 90 96 87 58 54 55 76
WIND DIR       N NE  E  E SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  E  E  E
WIND SPD       1  1  2  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      4  4  5 13 14 19 13  5  3  6  7 24 17 17  7 12 16 22 16 28 28 33
VSBY           7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           5           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR    NW  N  E  E  E SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD     2  1  9  5  4  4  3  2  1  2  3  5  4  8  6  4  2  1  6  4  5  8
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  1 45 44 37  2  2  1  1  2 19 46 35  4  3  2  1  1 26 35 50  4
MAX LVORI      8  7  1  1  1  3  5  7  8  6  2  1  1  3  5  6  8  7  2  1  1  4
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.41 27.38 27.40 27.41 27.42 27.39 27.39 27.37 27.38 27.34


Date          Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       63      87      63      87      63      85      61      84
TEMP          65 67 82 73 66 68 83 73 65 66 81 73 64 65 80 72
DEWPT         62 64 66 66 64 65 67 67 64 66 67 67 63 65 66 66
RH            90 90 58 79 93 90 59 81 97100 63 81 97100 62 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      30      10      50      20      60      40      70
RAIN SHWRS             SC       IS SC IS    SC NM SC IS SC NM
TSTMS                  SC       IS SC IS       SC IS    IS SC

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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