RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

VAZ012-130900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
601 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

Date           02/12/26      Fri 02/13/26            Sat 02/14/26            Sun
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                 21          46          25          54          36
TEMP             33 27 25 23 22 37 45 45 34 30 27 27 27 44 53 53 41 38 37 37 37
DEWPT            14 15 17 17 17 16 17 18 19 19 20 19 19 23 24 25 26 26 27 30 32
MIN/MAX RH                   83          32          77          31          82
RH               45 60 71 77 81 42 32 33 54 63 74 71 71 43 32 33 55 62 67 75 82
WIND DIR         NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SE
WIND SPD          9  5  5  5  5  6  9  5  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS           B2 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        75 15  8  6  8  2  2  3  5  4  3  9 25 45 57 60 75 87 89 93 92
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          50
RAIN                                                                    C  C  D
MIX HGT           1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD       16 13 13  9  6 17 17 14  3  3  3  3  4 11 11 12  3            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               7  6  6  4  7 51 85 71  2  2  2  2  5 27 57 51  2            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 17300 14800      
STA PRES            27.34 27.35 27.39 27.36 27.37 27.33 27.34 27.31            


Date           02/15Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26
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       47      38      55      36      62      41      65      46      62
TEMP          46 44 41 38 53 46 40 37 61 49 45 42 64 54 51 47 62 54
DEWPT         39 39 37 35 38 37 36 34 40 40 40 38 43 45 45 44 43 42
RH            76 82 85 89 57 71 85 89 46 71 82 86 46 71 80 89 50 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      60      10       5       5      10      10      30      20
RAIN           D  D  L  C                                S  C  S  S

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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