RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

VAZ018-100900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

Date           11/08/26      Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            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                 39          63          41          68          43
TEMP                      42 41 53 61 61 50 47 45 43 42 57 66 65 54 51 49 46 45
DEWPT                     31 33 41 41 37 36 36 35 35 34 41 41 40 39 40 40 41 39
MIN/MAX RH                   73          42          75          37          83
RH                        65 73 64 48 41 58 65 68 73 73 55 40 40 57 66 71 83 79
WIND DIR                   W NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  12 11 12  9  8  6  5  4  4  5  5  6  6  4  4  4  3  2
WIND GUST                 35 36 36 27 25 23 18    14 17 19 21 19 17 16 14      
CLOUDS                    CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                  3  6  2  2  2  2 19 15  6  3  3  2  4  2  9  8 14 20
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD                16 13 24 25 18 12 11  9 11 12 13 18 13 11 11 11  8  6
DISPERSION                FR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                       14 11 66 84 62  6  5  4  5 13 30 63 38  5  5  5  4  7
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  5  4
STABILITY                  D  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.78 27.84 27.86 27.90 27.89 27.87 27.82 27.84 27.81


Date           11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       69      45      60      40      46      33      46      32      51
TEMP          67 54 49 47 59 52 45 41 44 37 36 34 44 37 35 34 49 43
DEWPT         46 42 40 40 49 42 37 32 34 29 27 26 29 27 26 25 31 29
RH            47 64 71 76 69 69 73 70 68 72 69 72 55 67 69 69 50 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0      20      80      40      30      10       0       0       0
RAIN                    S  L  D  C  C  C  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