RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

VAZ012-190900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

Date           02/18/26      Thu 02/19/26            Fri 02/20/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 47          59          52          65          40
TEMP                50 49 48 49 53 58 59 55 53 52 53 54 61 65 63 53 48 45 42 40
DEWPT               49 49 48 48 50 52 51 50 49 49 51 51 50 43 36 33 33 33 34 33
MIN/MAX RH                  100          74          93          36          76
RH                  96100100 96 89 80 75 83 86 89 93 90 67 45 36 46 56 62 73 76
WIND DIR             W  W  W SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  4  4  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                               16 19 18               
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           85 75 76 89 85 78 74 53 56 87 87 81 69 43 20 37 19 33 46 64
VSBY                 6  2  2  2  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          70          80          50          20
DRIZZLE                 ?  ?  ?                                                
RAIN                 C  L  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  D  D  C  C              S  S  C
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SE SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           4  2  2  2  3 13 10  3  4  4  4  6 12 28 29 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  2  3 36 24  2  2  2  2  5 24178200  5            
MAX LVORI            6 10 10  7  6  3  3  5  6  6  6  6  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  B  B  F            
CEILING               600   600   600  1300   600  1500   500  None  None      
STA PRES            27.06 27.06 27.05 26.99 27.00 26.97 26.95 26.99            


Date           02/21Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       56      31      40      22      33      18      43      24      50
TEMP          54 48 38 32 39 30 26 22 33 26 23 19 40 33 26 27 49 40
DEWPT         33 30 30 25 20 18 17 15 12 13 14 12 11 15 16 17 20 24
RH            45 49 73 75 46 60 68 74 41 57 68 74 30 47 65 65 31 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           30      40      40      40      20       5       0       5      20
RAIN           C  S  C  C                                         S
SNOW                       C  C  C  C  S                           

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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