RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

VAZ012-220900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

Date           12/21/24      Sun 12/22/24            Mon 12/23/24            Tue
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                 11          35          15          43          23
TEMP                19 15 12 12 24 34 34 23 20 18 15 16 31 42 40 28 25 23 25 28
DEWPT               11 11  9  8 10  7  7  9  9  9  9 10 14 16 18 18 18 17 17 19
MIN/MAX RH                   86          30          80          35          76
RH                  70 84 87 84 54 32 32 54 62 67 77 77 49 34 41 66 74 77 71 68
WIND DIR            NW  N NW NW  N  W SW  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
WIND SPD             6  5  4  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           66 34 30 21 11  7  0 16  6  7  2  3  5 12  2  4  8 24 39 49
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
LAL                  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1               
HAINES               4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4            
MIX HGT              2  1  1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD          13 11  9  8  5  6  3  2  2  4  5  4  5  6  9  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  6  5  4 10 11 22 10  1  1  2  3  5  8 17 17  3            
MAX LVORI            4  4  5  4  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.41 27.43 27.49 27.48 27.53 27.54 27.54 27.49            


Date           12/24Wed 12/25/24Thu 12/26/24Fri 12/27/24Sat 12/28/24
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       48      28      49      31      51      34      51      37      54
TEMP          47 36 31 29 49 38 35 32 51 40 36 35 51 41 38 38 54 46
DEWPT         29 30 29 29 36 34 33 32 39 37 35 35 39 37 36 35 40 39
RH            49 79 92100 61 85 92100 63 89 96100 63 85 92 89 59 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      20      20      20      30      40      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                          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
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