RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

VAZ018-012000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Date             Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26
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                 64          48          64          46          70
TEMP                   62 62 53 51 50 50 48 54 62 62 53 50 49 48 47 61 69 68 57
DEWPT                  41 39 39 38 38 39 40 45 45 43 41 41 40 40 41 50 52 53 51
MAX/MIN RH                   42          76          48          79          54
RH                     46 43 59 61 63 66 74 71 54 50 64 71 71 74 79 67 55 59 80
WIND DIR               SE SE  E SE  E  N  N SE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N  S SE SE SE
WIND SPD                4  3  2  1  1  0  0  1  3  3  1  1  0  0  0  2  4  4  2
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              37 47 54 66 75 85 91 74 68 68 42 46 25 23 23 16 20 11 10
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          10           0           0
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1                        
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE                        
T WIND SPD              6  6  6  5  5  5  4  5  6  8  5                        
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    14 17  3  3  3  3  4  9 17 20  3                        
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3                        
STABILITY               D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  G                        
CEILING                    None  6700  5800  6700  None  None                  
STA PRES                  28.20 28.20 28.17 28.17 28.11                        


Date          Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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       52      68      59      70      58      69      53      66
TEMP          54 53 66 61 60 59 67 63 60 58 67 61 56 53 64 57
DEWPT         49 50 59 58 58 59 64 60 59 57 59 55 52 50 52 48
RH            83 89 78 90 93100 90 90 96 96 75 81 86 89 65 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5      20      70      70      40      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC    IS   
TSTMS                           IS IS 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