RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

Date           10/01/25      Thu 10/02/25            Fri 10/03/25            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                 44          71          46          72          45
TEMP                54 51 46 45 62 69 69 60 55 52 50 48 60 68 70 60 55 52 49 47
DEWPT               52 50 46 45 46 45 44 45 46 46 45 44 47 48 48 49 48 46 42 43
MIN/MAX RH                  100          39          89          45          85
RH                  93 96100100 56 42 40 58 72 80 83 86 62 49 45 67 77 80 77 86
WIND DIR            SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  3  2  3  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS              FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           10 15 29 23 20 42 14 12 13 13 16 18 19 19 12  4  6  8 16 24
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  E  E SE            
T WIND SPD           6 12  8  4 11  8  8  6  8 14  9  5  2  2  2  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  6  4  5 30 29 30  3  4  7  4  6  5  8  9  2            
MAX LVORI            6  7  9  9  1  2  1  3  3  4  4  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.45 27.51 27.58 27.55 27.58 27.56 27.57 27.50            


Date           10/04Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
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       74      47      75      52      77      53      77      54      74
TEMP          70 63 54 49 72 65 57 54 74 67 59 55 74 67 60 56 71 62
DEWPT         49 50 48 48 55 56 54 54 58 58 56 55 59 59 57 56 60 56
RH            47 62 80 96 55 73 90100 57 73 90100 59 75 90100 68 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      10      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC IS IS SC 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