RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

VAZ012-092000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

Date             Wed 09/09/26            Thu 09/10/26            Fri 09/11/26
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                 85          59          86          60          84
TEMP                75 80 83 73 64 62 61 62 76 81 81 71 66 64 61 63 75 81 78 69
DEWPT               63 64 64 63 61 58 56 57 64 65 66 64 64 62 61 62 68 69 69 67
MAX/MIN RH                   52          93          54         100          65
RH                  66 58 53 71 90 87 84 84 66 58 60 79 93 93100 97 79 67 74 93
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  0
CLOUDS              FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           20 26 23  5 20  9  4  7 14 22 13 56 56 46 54 58 71 79 79 70
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  7  8 10
POP 12HR                      5           0          20          30          70
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC       SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                IS                SC SC IS
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W SW  W  W SW SE
T WIND SPD           8  6  9  5  4  5  8  9 20 19 11  3  2  5  4  3 12  8  6  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 30 40 49  3  2  3  4 10 86107 60  2  1  3  2  3 38 30 19  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  6  6  5  4  1  1  1  4  7  8  9  9  3  3  3  7
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2000  2500
STA PRES            27.50 27.42 27.38 27.34 27.34 27.28 27.26 27.25 27.27 27.25


Date          Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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       60      83      60      84      59      85      60      86
TEMP          63 62 80 70 63 62 79 72 63 62 80 72 64 62 81 73
DEWPT         63 62 70 68 63 62 69 67 63 62 67 66 63 62 69 67
RH           100100 72 93100100 72 84100100 65 81 97100 67 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           30      90      20      50       0      30       5      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC    SC  O IS    IS SC          SC          SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC          SC          IS          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