RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

VAZ018-132000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
931 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

Date             Wed 05/13/26            Thu 05/14/26            Fri 05/15/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 75          47          62          44          74
TEMP                70 72 68 62 56 51 47 47 54 59 59 54 50 46 44 48 62 70 73 65
DEWPT               50 51 53 51 48 44 39 38 39 39 38 37 37 37 36 38 40 39 38 41
MAX/MIN RH                   45          77          44          72          28
RH                  49 48 59 67 74 77 74 71 57 47 45 52 61 71 73 68 44 32 28 41
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             8  6  6  5  4  4  8 13 11 10 11  9  5  4  4  6  6  5  4  1
WIND GUST           23 21 21 26 24 23 28 33 28 26 28 28 28 24 20 25 21 16 14   
CLOUDS              SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           43 83 69 64 42 27 37 43 45 54 48 31  9  7  5  5 17 31 37 46
VSBY                10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9
POP 12HR                     80          50           5           5           0
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC                                                
TSTMS                  SC SC                                                   
MIX HGT              4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD          14 23 10  9 16 18 16 24 24 23 26 21 18  9  8 26 21 14 14 11
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP PR             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 73 94 21  6  7  8 11 68 88 92104 15  8  4  4 67104 81 91  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  2  3  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  C  C  E  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  F
CEILING                    3400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.66 27.63 27.62 27.67 27.70 27.73 27.75 27.81 27.79


Date          Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       53      85      59      89      62      90      64      90
TEMP          54 57 81 75 63 64 88 78 66 67 89 81 68 68 89 81
DEWPT         39 46 56 57 54 56 56 58 55 58 59 59 57 59 58 58
RH            57 67 42 54 72 75 34 50 68 73 37 47 68 73 35 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            5      20      20      30      20      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       SC IS                   IS
TSTMS                  IS IS       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