RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

VAZ012-072000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
431 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Date             Mon 09/07/26            Tue 09/08/26            Wed 09/09/26
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                 76          53          79          54          84
TEMP          59 58 66 73 73 67 60 58 55 55 69 77 77 68 61 57 54 57 74 81 84 74
DEWPT         59 58 61 61 59 58 58 56 54 55 58 57 57 60 58 55 53 54 63 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH                   59         100          47          96          49
RH           100100 84 66 62 73 93 93 96100 68 50 50 76 90 93 96 90 69 54 49 69
WIND DIR       E  E SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL
CLOUDS(%)     42 48 56 45 44 48 30  7 35 36 47 53 43 32 24 24 23 19 21 32 18  5
VSBY           9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR     E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD     9 13 18 14 10  8  5  9  5  4  8  4  6  8  4  3  2  2  6  6  9  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            4 13 58 76 49  4  3  4  3  4 30 24 39  4  2  2  1  2 35 50 60  3
MAX LVORI      9  5  4  1  1  5  6  6  8  9  3  2  1  4  6  7  8  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  A  B  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.38 27.38 27.45 27.48 27.53 27.50 27.52 27.52 27.51 27.43


Date          Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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       60      83      59      82      58      83      58      85
TEMP          62 62 83 72 63 60 77 70 61 60 78 70 63 60 80 71
DEWPT         60 60 67 66 63 60 65 63 60 60 67 65 62 60 65 64
RH            93 93 59 81100100 67 78 97100 69 84 97100 60 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      50      40      40      10      50      10      20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS IS SC       SC SC          IS
TSTMS                  SC IS       IS          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