RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

VAZ012-220800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

Date           05/20/25      Wed 05/21/25            Thu 05/22/25            Fri
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                 58          76          51          69          43
TEMP                      59 61 71 75 74 63 57 54 52 53 64 69 66 56 50 47 44 43
DEWPT                     59 59 60 57 53 50 48 47 45 46 44 43 42 43 43 42 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                  100          47          81          39          93
RH                       100 93 68 54 48 62 72 77 77 77 48 39 42 62 77 83 89 89
WIND DIR                  SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   3  4  8  9  9  5  5  5  5  6  6  8  8  5  4  4  4  5
WIND GUST                             19 16          18 20 20 19 16 14         
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 85 71 60 43 38 14 19 34 26 31 29 28 37 47 63 70 67 54
VSBY                       3  7 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     80          30          20          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                     IS             IS IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT                   <1  1  3  4  5  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  6  2            
T WIND DIR                 S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD                 5  4 23 23 25 11 10 11  9 37 25 29 26 11            
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  9 73121145  5  5  5  4129136198176  8            
MAX LVORI                  9  6  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  F  C  C  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING                     600  None  None  None  None  None  None  2200      
STA PRES                  27.02 27.01 27.04 27.09 27.11 27.14 27.08            


Date           05/23Sat 05/24/25Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25
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       62      41      67      46      69      53      71      53      70
TEMP          60 55 43 45 65 60 47 50 67 64 56 56 70 64 56 55 69 61
DEWPT         36 35 37 39 39 41 41 44 49 50 49 51 53 53 52 54 54 52
RH            41 47 79 79 38 49 79 80 52 60 77 83 55 67 86 96 59 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       5      20      50      50      60      60      60
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                                                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

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