RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

VAZ018-220900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

Date           12/21/24      Sun 12/22/24            Mon 12/23/24            Tue
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                 19          35          20          40          26
TEMP                22 22 20 19 24 33 33 25 23 22 21 20 29 39 37 29 27 27 28 32
DEWPT               11 10 10  9 11  9  9  9  8  9 10 11 14 16 18 17 17 17 18 20
MIN/MAX RH                   66          34          66          38          67
RH                  62 59 64 64 57 36 36 50 52 57 62 67 53 39 46 60 65 65 66 61
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  W  W  W
WIND SPD             9  8  6  5  4  2  2  1  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3
WIND GUST           19                                                       13
CLOUDS              B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           66 42 14  6  5  4  0 11  6 14  4  3  5  9  3 10 10 29 45 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
LAL                  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1               
HAINES               3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4            
MIX HGT              2  2  1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD          14 13 11  9  6  4  3  1  3  5  4  3  6  6  9  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 10  6  5 10 15 16 10  1  2  3  2  4 11 18 17  3            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            E  F  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              2300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.98 28.01 28.08 28.07 28.13 28.14 28.14 28.07            


Date           12/24Wed 12/25/24Thu 12/26/24Fri 12/27/24Sat 12/28/24
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       48      32      46      34      48      36      48      40      51
TEMP          47 38 35 33 46 38 35 35 46 41 37 36 46 42 41 41 49 46
DEWPT         33 31 30 30 36 32 31 32 37 34 33 34 39 36 34 35 40 38
RH            58 76 82 89 68 79 85 89 71 76 85 92 76 79 76 79 71 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10      20      20      30      40      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS IS IS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

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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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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