RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

VAZ018-012000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

Date             Tue 04/01/25            Wed 04/02/25            Thu 04/03/25
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                 64          42          62          54          83
TEMP             40 50 60 63 55 49 46 44 43 53 58 61 59 58 56 56 59 71 78 82 78
DEWPT            32 33 32 30 32 33 35 34 35 39 41 45 47 50 53 55 57 61 60 60 59
MAX/MIN RH                   28          72          53         100          47
RH               73 52 35 29 41 54 65 68 73 59 53 56 64 75 90 96 93 71 54 47 52
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD          9  6  4  3  2  5  5  5  6  6  8  8  5  6  6  6  6  9 10  8  5
WIND GUST        29 20             16 17 19 24 25 25 23 24 26 26 26 28 28 25 23
CLOUDS           SC FW CL CL FW CL SC B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        50 24  2  1  9  5 35 75 95 71 63 70 83 83 86 92 89 61 53 53 71
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  8  7  6  5  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          10          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                                              SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT           2  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW  W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  N  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD       18 10  6  3  5 12 11 14 12 11 10 10  6  3  1  0  4 23 23 19 14
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI              38 26 28 18  3  6  5 10 17 19 20 19  5  2  1  0  5 44 62 51 13
MAX LVORI         3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  4  5  6  5  3  1  1  2
STABILITY         C  B  B  B  G  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  8200  1200   700   100   100  1000  3100
STA PRES            27.80 27.82 27.92 27.97 27.99 27.96 27.94 27.92 27.92 27.91


Date          Fri 04/04/25Sat 04/05/25Sun 04/06/25Mon 04/07/25
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       66      83      62      84      65      79      48      60
TEMP          71 69 80 76 68 66 80 77 70 67 76 69 57 50 58 51
DEWPT         58 58 60 58 57 56 58 55 53 54 56 51 46 38 33 24
RH            63 68 51 54 68 70 47 47 55 63 50 53 67 63 39 34
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      50      40      40      70      60      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC NM NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS 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