RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

VAZ018-072100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1201 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

Date             Fri 11/07/25            Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 63          50          67          47          67
TEMP                   62 62 55 55 55 53 50 59 65 64 52 50 50 48 48 60 66 61 48
DEWPT                  44 45 48 49 52 51 47 49 45 44 41 41 41 42 43 49 48 44 39
MAX/MIN RH                   52          91          44          83          51
RH                     52 54 77 80 90 93 89 69 48 48 66 71 71 80 83 67 52 53 71
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
WIND SPD                5  5  6  6  5  5  4  4  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  5  8  8  9
WIND GUST              17 16 21 24 23 19 16 14                      17 21 21 26
CLOUDS                 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              58 70 93 93 87 54 35 10 40 27 15 37 59 50 50 53 59 58 71
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  7  9  4 10 10 10  9  9 10  9  9  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                      5          80           0          20          30
RAIN                                                        S  S  S  S         
RAIN SHWRS                   IS  O SC                                  SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  4  2
T WIND DIR             SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SE SW  N  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD             19 18 12  8  6  5  9 12 14 10  1  1  0  2  3 12 25 27 31
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    60 36  8  5  5  4 10 29 67 34  1  1  0  1  4 35 83 79 35
MAX LVORI               1  1  4  4  6  6  5  3  1  1  4  4  4  4  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  C  D  D  D
CEILING                    7900  3900  None  None  None  None  None  None  2500
STA PRES                  27.58 27.53 27.53 27.62 27.60 27.63 27.58 27.58 27.64


Date          Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       34      40      26      43      32      58      41      56
TEMP          40 34 40 29 29 26 40 34 34 37 57 46 44 41 55 43
DEWPT         32 25 21 17 17 15 19 18 19 22 32 33 34 33 31 28
RH            73 69 46 60 60 62 42 51 54 54 38 60 68 73 40 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR           40      30      30       5       0       0       5       0
RAIN           C  C  S                                       
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                             
SNOW              C  S  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