RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

VAZ018-250900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

Date           12/24/25      Thu 12/25/25            Fri 12/26/25            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 44          63          39          42          40
TEMP                47 45 46 48 55 62 61 55 51 47 44 40 39 41 42 40 43 47 49 52
DEWPT               28 31 37 44 52 57 55 51 47 45 42 37 34 32 35 36 40 45 47 48
MIN/MAX RH                   87          67          93          67          94
RH                  47 58 71 86 90 84 81 86 86 93 93 89 82 70 76 85 89 93 93 86
WIND DIR             S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  E  E SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  4  6  5  2  1  1  2  4  4  4  4  3  2  3  4  4
WIND GUST                 12 16 17 20 18 13       12 18 16       13 14 17 17 17
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           72 69 80 76 73 73 77 53 62 80 88 88 90 91 92 90 90 71 63 70
VSBY                10 10 10  6  6  6  7  9  9  9  7  5  3  4  7  3  2  3  7   
POP 12HR                     60          60          40          70          60
RAIN                       L  L     C  C        C  C  L  L  C  C  L  L  C  C   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW  W NW NW  N NW NE  E SE SE SE  S  S            
T WIND SPD           4  3  4  5  5 21 21 14  6  3  5  8 10  8  8  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  4  8 46 49  7  3  2  3 11 15 12 11  3            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  5  5  3  3  4  5  7  6  5  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING             20600  1400   400  1100 12300  7800  2100  2400   600      
STA PRES            27.96 27.86 27.76 27.74 27.83 27.84 27.84 27.72            


Date           12/27Sun 12/28/25Mon 12/29/25Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       64      44      57      39      51      20      33      22      41
TEMP          63 51 44 44 55 52 49 48 39 27 23 20 30 26 24 23 40 31
DEWPT         50 43 41 40 46 45 45 41 23 10  7  7  7  6  7  8 13 14
RH            62 74 89 86 72 77 86 77 52 48 50 56 37 42 47 52 33 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            5      10      30      70      40      10       0       0       5
RAIN                       S  C  C  L  C                           

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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