RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

VAZ012-282000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Date             Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26
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                 65          42          73          41          74
TEMP                56 64 63 53 49 47 45 43 58 69 71 54 49 47 44 43 63 71 73 59
DEWPT               46 46 46 47 46 45 44 43 48 47 46 45 44 43 41 42 46 49 50 49
MAX/MIN RH                   52         100          40          99          43
RH                  69 52 54 80 89 93 96100 69 45 41 71 83 86 89 96 54 46 44 69
WIND DIR            SE  S SE SE SE  N  N  N  N  W  N  N  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD             1  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           70 74 66 47 57 57 58 51 20  2  5  1  7  7  6 10  9 10 18 27
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  2  4  7 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW NW NW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           1  8  8  4  2  3  2  1  3  3  1  2  3  3  3  3  6 12 13  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  2 27 18  2  1  2  1  1  4 14  4  1  2  2  2  3 16 57 58  2
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  4  7  7 10 10  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  9  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               400 15900  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.55 27.50 27.51 27.48 27.48 27.42 27.42 27.42 27.44 27.44


Date          Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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       44      68      43      64      47      66      48      69
TEMP          49 45 64 55 48 46 59 54 51 50 61 57 52 51 64 59
DEWPT         45 43 43 45 43 43 47 49 49 50 54 53 51 51 56 55
RH            86 93 46 69 83 89 64 83 93100 78 86 96100 75 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0      10      30      60      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS 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