RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

VAZ018-042100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date             Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26
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                 68          60          75          55          70
TEMP                   67 65 61 62 63 62 62 66 73 73 63 60 59 57 55 62 69 67 57
DEWPT                  56 58 58 59 60 61 61 64 64 64 60 57 56 54 52 53 51 48 46
MAX/MIN RH                   69         100          70          90          49
RH                     68 78 90 90 90 97 97 93 73 73 90 90 90 90 90 72 53 50 67
WIND DIR                S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW
WIND SPD                9  9  8 10  4  3  3  4  4  2  1  2  2  3  2  2  3  4  4
WIND GUST                       20       13 14                               17
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              79 87 91 84 86100 86 70 45 37 54 69 82 83 76 60 32 12 11
VSBY                   10 10  9  6  3  3  3  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          80          20          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC NM  O SC       IS          IS IS IS IS         
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD             18 13  8 10 10 10  9 11 13  6  5  8  8  6  8  9 12 12  9
DISPERSION                   PR FR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    45 27  7  9  7  9  7 21 52 21  3  4  4  3  6 24 57 59  4
MAX LVORI               1  3  5  5  6  6  6  5  3  3  6  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  E  D  C  D  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  F
CEILING                    2300  1500   700   700  None  2200  2200  None  None
STA PRES                  27.82 27.78 27.75 27.76 27.73 27.75 27.73 27.70 27.66


Date          Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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       47      59      41      60      40      60      40      65
TEMP          51 47 58 49 44 41 58 48 43 40 58 50 43 41 62 54
DEWPT         43 39 41 36 34 33 36 32 31 30 33 30 29 28 36 33
RH            74 74 53 61 68 73 44 54 62 67 39 46 57 59 38 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       5       0       0

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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