RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

VAZ012-090900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

Date           02/08/26      Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26            Wed
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                 14          45          26          54          37
TEMP          29 22 16 16 14 15 30 43 43 33 30 29 30 34 46 53 53 48 45 43 41 38
DEWPT         12 11 10  9 10 10 18 24 28 28 27 28 29 27 38 40 44 42 43 42 38 34
MIN/MAX RH                   82          47          98          62          97
RH            48 62 77 73 84 80 60 47 55 82 88 96 96 75 73 61 71 80 93 96 89 85
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N SE SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       2  1  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3
WIND GUST                                                           14 14      
CLOUDS        B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     57 54 48 20 30 20 23 40 49 54 45 29 21 30 48 44 41 65 73 81 79 77
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  3  9   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
RAIN                                                              S  S  S  S  S
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     8  4  2  1  2  2  3  4  5  4  4  4  6 12 11 18 12 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           15  2  1  1  1  2  3 13 12  2  2  2  3 14 18 46 48  8            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  5  5  3  2  2  5  6  8  8  4  3  1  3  4            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None     0      
STA PRES            27.39 27.37 27.36 27.31 27.29 27.26 27.26 27.19            


Date           02/11Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
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       46      24      43      27      39      24      43      28      43
TEMP          44 38 28 24 43 32 29 27 39 32 25 25 40 33 31 30 43 36
DEWPT         30 27 22 19 19 21 24 23 22 23 23 21 22 24 24 24 28 29
RH            57 64 78 81 38 63 81 85 50 69 92 84 48 69 75 78 55 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR           20       5       5      40      40      30      30      50      60
RAIN           S                 S     C  C        C  C        L  C
SNOW                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C     C  C      

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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