RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

VAZ018-062000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

Date             Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26
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                 72          53          60          42          69
TEMP                63 70 70 65 61 58 55 54 55 57 58 53 50 45 42 46 59 66 68 61
DEWPT               59 60 60 57 55 52 50 50 51 49 46 41 37 35 33 36 37 36 37 40
MAX/MIN RH                   56          88          56          72          31
RH                  87 71 71 75 81 80 83 86 86 75 64 64 61 68 70 68 44 33 32 46
WIND DIR            SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S
WIND SPD            11 13 12  8  6  2  1  4  5  5  8  8  4  3  2  1  3  5  5  2
WIND GUST           24 26                         18 20 19 13 12 11 14 16 18   
CLOUDS              OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)          100 86 79 79 98 96 96 88 83 67 35 15 23  8  5  5  3 12 10 13
VSBY                 7  7  7  5  3  3  3  4  6  6  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          90          50           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          NM SC SC NM  O SC IS IS IS IS                              
TSTMS                  SC SC                                                   
Obvis                                    PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR           S  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  S
T WIND SPD          12 35 27  9  6  9  5  8 10  9 14 16 16  6  4 10 14 17 14  9
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 28 89 58  8  6  8  5 13 25 27 77 11  7  3  2 17 86151127  4
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  3  4  4  5  4  4  3  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  B  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              1800  1800   900   600  1000  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.59 27.62 27.65 27.63 27.63 27.60 27.69 27.74 27.76 27.66


Date          Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26
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       50      74      51      77      56      66      44      66
TEMP          50 53 71 65 54 56 73 68 60 57 63 57 46 46 63 59
DEWPT         39 45 49 47 45 49 51 54 52 49 43 37 35 35 35 37
RH            66 74 46 52 71 77 46 61 75 75 48 47 65 65 35 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      20       5      50      60      40       5       5
RAIN SHWRS          IS             SC NM NM SC IS            
TSTMS                              SC          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