RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

VAZ012-012000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

Date             Tue 04/01/25            Wed 04/02/25            Thu 04/03/25
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                 63          43          64          57          83
TEMP             37 46 59 61 53 47 45 44 45 55 60 63 61 60 59 58 61 72 78 81 75
DEWPT            32 34 33 32 33 35 37 38 40 44 45 46 49 52 54 56 56 58 55 56 57
MAX/MIN RH                   33          82          54          96          42
RH               82 63 37 33 46 63 73 79 82 66 58 54 65 75 83 93 84 61 45 42 54
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  N  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD          9  4  3  2  2  4  5  6  8  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  4  5  6  5  3
WIND GUST        19                         18 19 19 17 17 17 16    16         
CLOUDS           OV SC CL CL FW CL SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        95 44  5  2  6  5 32 50 81 69 69 57 70 78 86 86 81 62 60 51 69
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  9  9  9  8  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          20          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
MIX HGT           2  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR        N NW  N  W  E  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       16 10  3  1  4  9 10 16 17 19 25 18 16 12 12 12 18 24 29 23  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI              28 25 12  6  2  4  5 11 22 34 50 44 14 11 11 11 20 54 91 67  6
MAX LVORI         3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  3  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  B  B  B  G  F  F  E  D  D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  7000   800   900   200   200   700  4500
STA PRES            27.26 27.26 27.34 27.37 27.38 27.37 27.37 27.36 27.39 27.39


Date          Fri 04/04/25Sat 04/05/25Sun 04/06/25Mon 04/07/25
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       61      82      58      85      60      76      41      56
TEMP          67 64 78 74 65 63 80 77 67 63 73 64 51 44 53 47
DEWPT         56 56 56 56 55 56 51 52 52 53 52 50 44 38 31 23
RH            68 75 47 53 70 78 36 42 59 70 48 60 77 79 43 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           40      50      30      30      40      70      60      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC NM NM NM SC SC IS
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