RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

VAZ012-120800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Date           09/11/26      Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 61          80          62          82          59
TEMP          78 67 64 63 62 63 73 77 75 68 66 65 63 63 71 78 81 72 64 62 60 61
DEWPT         68 67 64 63 62 63 70 70 70 68 66 65 63 63 70 69 68 67 64 62 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          74         100          64         100
RH            71100100100100100 90 79 84100100100100100 97 74 65 84100100100100
WIND DIR       W  N  N SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       1  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     60 37 43 77 81 80 81 91 80 72 67 64 45 41 55 33 30 13 18 13 29 38
VSBY           7 10 10 10  7  4 10 10 10 10  5  1  1  3  7  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10          90          50          20           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC                SC  O NM SC IS       IS IS IS IS               
TSTMS         SC                IS SC SC IS                IS IS               
Obvis               PF PF PF PF             PF PF PF PF                        
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  W NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     3  2  3  3  3  3  6 10 11  8  3  2  3  8 11 11  9  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           12  1  2  2  2  3 14 32 24  4  2  1  2  8 29 52 43  2            
MAX LVORI      3 10 10 10 10  9  5  3  4  9 10 10 10  8  4  3  1  5            
STABILITY      C  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  B  B  G            
CEILING              None   100   100   900   100   100  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.28 27.29 27.32 27.29 27.30 27.30 27.32 27.28            


Date           09/14Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       82      54      81      53      84      57      86      62      84
TEMP          78 70 58 55 75 69 57 55 80 72 61 59 83 74 65 63 79 70
DEWPT         65 62 57 55 64 63 57 55 65 63 59 58 65 64 61 60 66 64
RH            64 76 96100 69 81100100 60 73 93 96 55 71 87 90 64 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5       0      10       5      20      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                                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