RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

VAZ012-122000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 79          64          80          58          82
TEMP                72 75 75 68 67 66 65 65 71 76 78 71 66 62 60 61 72 77 80 70
DEWPT               68 68 68 67 66 65 64 64 68 68 66 65 64 62 60 61 66 65 63 62
MAX/MIN RH                   73          98          67         100          58
RH                  87 79 79 97 97 97 97 97 90 76 67 81 93100100100 81 67 56 76
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  6  4  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           81 82 80 66 57 41 38 33 71 31 29 24 26 19 26 50 56 48 23 11
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          40          10           0           5
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS SC SC SC                                             
TSTMS               IS IS SC SC IS                                             
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD          10 11  9  4  3  4  8  6 14 14 14  9  5  5  5 11 14 14 12  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 23 25 17  2  2  2  4  7 28 69 60  4  3  3  3 11 46 69 54  3
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  8  8  9  9  8  4  3  1  4  6  9  9  7  4  1  1  4
STABILITY            C  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  D  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  C  B  B  G
CEILING               100   900  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.29 27.25 27.25 27.25 27.28 27.26 27.30 27.30 27.37 27.39


Date          Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       54      82      54      87      57      87      59      84
TEMP          58 56 76 69 58 57 82 73 61 59 83 74 63 60 80 70
DEWPT         57 55 64 63 57 56 66 64 59 58 65 64 60 60 66 64
RH            96 96 66 81 96 96 58 73 93 96 55 71 90100 62 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0      10       0      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS       SC SC
TSTMS                                                      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