RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

VAZ012-132000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

Date             Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            Tue 09/15/26
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                 83          59          81          52          84
TEMP                72 79 80 70 64 62 61 62 71 76 78 66 58 56 55 55 68 79 82 72
DEWPT               68 67 66 65 63 61 60 62 65 63 61 59 56 54 54 53 58 63 64 62
MAX/MIN RH                   59         100          53          96          53
RH                  87 67 62 84 97 97 97100 81 64 56 78 93 93 96 93 70 58 55 71
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             2  2  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  2
CLOUDS              B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           65 27 20 16 33 43 30 61 60 16  9  3 23 42 44 35 22 28 11  7
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           0           0
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S  S  E SE
T WIND SPD          12 12 12 10  8  5  6 12 13 16 12  5  3  3  6  9  5  2  1  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 36 61 59  5  4  3  3 10 43 86 64  3  2  2  3 10 17 12  6  3
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  5  8  8  8  8  4  1  1  4  7  7  8  6  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            C  B  B  G  G  F  G  C  C  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.28 27.26 27.30 27.30 27.37 27.38 27.43 27.46 27.51 27.49


Date          Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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       54      88      57      88      59      87      59      83
TEMP          58 57 83 74 62 60 83 74 63 61 82 72 62 62 78 70
DEWPT         56 55 65 63 58 57 63 62 58 58 65 64 60 60 65 64
RH            93 93 55 69 87 90 51 66 84 90 56 76 93 93 64 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0      10       0      20       5      40      10      50
RAIN SHWRS                         IS          SC       IS SC

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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