RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

VAZ012-300900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

Date           01/29/25      Thu 01/30/25            Fri 01/31/25            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
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                 28          57          41          55          39
TEMP          48 40 37 33 28 30 42 54 57 44 42 43 44 45 51 54 53 47 46 44 42 40
DEWPT         21 20 22 22 23 23 26 26 28 31 36 35 39 41 47 50 45 43 41 39 39 37
MIN/MAX RH                   83          32          87          76          91
RH            34 44 54 63 81 75 53 34 33 60 79 73 82 86 86 86 74 86 83 82 89 89
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD      23 19 14 10  5  2  2  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  5  3
WIND GUST     35 31 26                                           17            
CLOUDS        CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      1  6 11  5 17 44 35 47 80 98 98 92 93 93 91 95 78 63 49 61 82 77
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          20          80          90          30
RAIN                                      C  L  L  D  D                        
RAIN SHWRS                                               O  O  O SC            
LAL                                                                            
HAINES                                                                         
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD    36 14 14 12  6  4  6  6 11  6 10 12 10  8 14 18 32 18            
DISPERSION       GD GD FR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           87 13 13  8  3  5  9 16 19  3  5  8  7  9 16 35 64 12            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  3  4  3  4  5  4  4  3  4            
STABILITY      D  D  D  E  F  B  B  B  D  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  7100  2400  6100   600   600  None      
STA PRES            27.23 27.31 27.38 27.33 27.28 27.13 27.04 27.01            


Date           02/01Sun 02/02/25Mon 02/03/25Tue 02/04/25Wed 02/05/25
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       50      31      52      38      59      38      54      35      54
TEMP          48 40 36 34 49 42 39 40 57 48 43 39 53 43 38 37 53 46
DEWPT         32 31 31 29 35 36 35 37 41 41 39 36 37 35 33 33 40 40
RH            54 70 82 82 58 79 85 89 55 77 86 89 54 73 82 85 61 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       0       5       5      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                    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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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