RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
224 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

VAZ012-170900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
224 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

Date           02/15/26      Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26            Wed
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                 34          59          33          64          41
TEMP                      36 35 45 55 58 46 39 36 35 36 51 61 63 53 46 45 42 42
DEWPT                     35 32 35 34 32 33 32 32 31 32 37 36 36 39 39 38 37 36
MIN/MAX RH                  100          36          89          36          82
RH                        96 89 68 45 37 60 76 85 85 85 59 39 36 59 76 76 82 79
WIND DIR                   N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD                   3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 63 52 12  4  5 10  7 26 40 47 33 57 73 74 77 80 78 77
VSBY                       2  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
Obvis                      F  F                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  N NW  N NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD                14 10  6  4  4  2  3  3  4  3  2 12  9  8  6  4  5  8
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        7  8  9 14 16  1  2  2  2  4  3 44 23  4  3  2  3  8
MAX LVORI                  6  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  5  3  1  2  3  4  4  5  4
STABILITY                  F  C  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None 16300 12900 17300
STA PRES                        27.26 27.29 27.34 27.35 27.35 27.27 27.22 27.12


Date           02/18Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26
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       61      48      64      47      63      41      54      30      45
TEMP          58 56 51 49 61 56 49 48 60 55 47 42 52 43 36 31 42 37
DEWPT         44 47 48 46 47 45 45 45 42 40 39 38 35 30 29 25 21 20
RH            59 72 89 89 60 66 86 89 51 57 74 86 52 60 75 78 43 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      40      40      60      40      40      40      40      50
RAIN                                L  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC 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