RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

VAZ018-112000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
901 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Date             Fri 09/11/26            Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26
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                 81          67          81          66          85
TEMP                75 80 77 70 69 68 68 67 73 78 77 70 69 69 68 67 75 82 84 75
DEWPT               71 70 70 69 67 66 66 67 72 72 72 69 68 67 66 67 72 71 70 67
MAX/MIN RH                   70          99          79         100          62
RH                  87 72 79 97 93 93 93100 97 82 85 97 97 93 93100 90 69 63 76
WIND DIR             W  W  N  E SE SE  E  E SE SE SE  S  N  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  2  3  1  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  1  0  1  2  3  3  3  4  3
WIND GUST                                                           13         
CLOUDS              B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           66 65 89 72 82 80 78 85 71 74 86 81 85 63 60 52 37 38 38 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10  5  1  0  0  8  3  3  6  6 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     70          30          80          70          20
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM NM SC IS             SC NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS   
TSTMS               IS SC SC IS                SC SC SC IS             IS IS   
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  N  E SE SE  E  E  E  E SE  E  E SE SW  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           5  6  8  3  6  8  3  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  8 14 17 12  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 26 20  2  3  4  2  4 10 17 10  2  1  1  1  6 47 89 59  2
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  8  9  8 10  9  8  3  5 10  8  8  8  8  4  1  1  4
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    1500     0     0   100     0     0   700  None  None
STA PRES                  27.82 27.84 27.85 27.87 27.84 27.83 27.81 27.83 27.81


Date          Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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       64      86      63      83      63      88      65      88
TEMP          67 66 84 73 66 63 80 71 66 64 85 75 68 66 85 75
DEWPT         65 64 67 64 61 60 66 64 61 61 68 66 63 63 68 66
RH            93 93 57 73 84 90 62 79 84 90 57 74 84 90 57 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC
TSTMS                                                      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