RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

VAZ018-100800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date           05/09/26      Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue
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                 52          79          56          67          43
TEMP          73 65 58 54 52 57 73 79 78 69 63 59 57 56 58 63 65 59 52 48 46 49
DEWPT         45 45 45 45 45 48 50 48 48 51 51 51 51 51 54 47 45 41 37 35 34 35
MIN/MAX RH                   77          33          86          48          71
RH            37 48 62 71 77 72 44 34 35 53 65 75 80 83 86 56 48 51 56 60 63 58
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      10  5  6  6  5  5  6  8  8  6  4  4  5  4  5  5  8  6  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS        SC CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)     27  5  5 22  7  4  9 24 27 35 63 53 77 97 91 83 53 18 12 11 10  4
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6  7  7 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5          70          70           0
RAIN SHWRS                                        NM NM NM                     
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  6  1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW  N NW NW            
T WIND SPD    14  9  4  4  5  6 18 14 20 16  3  4  4  9 14  9  8  4            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI          103  4  2  2  3  7 98122147  7  2  3  3 14 35 32 35  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  4  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  1400   500  None  None      
STA PRES            27.67 27.70 27.77 27.74 27.81 27.84 27.89 27.84            


Date           05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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       71      48      70      48      66      46      73      52      81
TEMP          68 60 50 53 68 64 53 51 64 59 48 50 71 66 54 56 79 74
DEWPT         34 37 35 40 49 49 45 44 42 40 39 42 44 46 43 47 50 51
RH            28 42 56 61 51 58 74 77 45 49 71 74 38 48 66 72 36 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      70      30       5       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                SC NM SC                                 
TSTMS                        SC 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