RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

VAZ018-100800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

Date           09/09/26      Thu 09/10/26            Fri 09/11/26            Sat
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                 67          87          67          82          67
TEMP          83 73 70 69 68 69 79 85 84 73 72 70 69 68 76 81 78 70 69 68 67 67
DEWPT         67 65 63 62 61 62 67 68 68 66 65 66 66 67 71 71 71 68 67 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH                   80          55          95          70         100
RH            59 76 78 78 78 78 67 57 59 79 79 87 90 97 85 72 79 93 93 97100100
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW  E  E SE SE  E  E SE
WIND SPD       4  2  5  5  5  6  8  6  6  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           16 18 20 21 23 21 20 16 14 14                              
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     37 23 18 18 14 23 14 37 24 40 38 53 33 48 68 84 84 69 82 81 82 84
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  1  7  3  3  6  6  7  7   
POP 12HR                      0          10          30          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS SC IS IS IS  O  O SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                                       IS IS IS       SC SC IS            
Obvis                                                PF                        
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  E            
T WIND SPD     9  4  8  6  8  6 27 20 17 11  9  9  3  1  5  5  4  8            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           56  2  4  3  4  9110110 83  5  4  6  2  1 16 21 13  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  4  4  4  7  7  4  3  4  6            
STABILITY      B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  E  G  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   800  1100     0      
STA PRES            27.92 27.88 27.86 27.80 27.81 27.82 27.84 27.81            


Date           09/12Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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       81      67      85      65      87      66      87      67      89
TEMP          79 71 69 68 83 74 68 66 84 75 68 67 84 76 69 68 87 77
DEWPT         73 70 68 68 71 67 65 65 69 66 64 64 70 68 66 66 70 68
RH            82 97 97100 67 79 90 97 61 74 87 90 63 76 90 93 57 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           90      50      40       5      10       5      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS  O SC       SC                      IS          SC
TSTMS            SC SC       SC                      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