RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

VAZ018-170800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

Date           08/16/24      Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 67          87          66          83          64
TEMP          76 71 70 69 69 69 80 85 86 76 73 71 69 69 76 81 82 76 70 68 67 67
DEWPT         68 69 68 66 65 66 67 64 61 63 63 64 64 65 69 68 67 65 63 63 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   93          43          92          61          91
RH            76 93 93 90 87 90 65 50 43 64 71 79 84 87 79 65 61 69 78 84 84 84
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       6  5  6  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  2  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  5  6
WIND GUST                                   12 13 14 13 14    16 14 17 17 19 21
CLOUDS        OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     99 88 87 82 76 56 38 25 37 45 27 43 48 46 41 45 34 29 29 44 51 48
VSBY          10 10  5  5  4  0 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  6  9 10 10 10  9         
POP 12HR                     40          20          40          60          40
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC SC SC          IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS    SC
TSTMS         SC IS IS                IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS         
LAL            3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3               
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3            
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3  1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W NW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD    10  6  4  3  4  5 18 11 10  3  3  4 10  4 18 12 13 10            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI           30  5  3  2  3  4 70 77 70  2  2  2  5  4 70 73 57  5            
MAX LVORI      3  6  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  E  E  E  E  C  B  B  B  E  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              3800  6400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.77 27.73 27.73 27.68 27.66 27.64 27.62 27.60            


Date           08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       79      59      78      54      79      56      79      58      80
TEMP          77 71 63 62 75 68 59 58 75 70 61 60 75 71 62 62 77 72
DEWPT         66 61 57 55 57 54 51 52 56 56 53 55 60 58 56 57 62 61
RH            69 71 81 78 54 61 75 80 52 61 75 84 60 63 81 84 60 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      20      10       0       5       5      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM IS                                             
TSTMS            NM                                                

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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