RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

VAZ018-072000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1031 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

Date             Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26            Fri 10/09/26
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                 76          56          77          50          77
TEMP                58 72 73 60 57 57 57 57 70 76 73 59 55 54 52 51 68 76 74 60
DEWPT               47 46 46 48 50 51 51 50 53 52 47 47 47 45 44 43 49 49 50 48
MAX/MIN RH                   37          81          39          77          38
RH                  67 39 38 64 77 80 80 77 55 43 40 64 74 71 74 74 51 39 43 64
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW SW
WIND SPD             4  6  6  3  4  5  5  5  5  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  1
WIND GUST                          16 18 18 19 20 18                           
CLOUDS              FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            7  3  4  7  9  8  3  4  2  5  4  1 14 20 19 25 17 24 31 37
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW
T WIND SPD           8 10 10  9  8  5  5  6 20 19 17  4  3  3  3  3  4  6  6  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 47 50  4  3  3  3  7 82116104  2  2  2  2  4 16 38 30  1
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.72 27.70 27.72 27.76 27.76 27.83 27.88 27.96 27.96


Date          Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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       53      72      57      65      60      71      56      75
TEMP          56 54 71 59 58 58 63 60 62 61 68 61 59 57 72 61
DEWPT         47 46 54 52 53 55 63 60 60 59 64 59 56 54 60 56
RH            72 74 55 78 83 90100100 93 93 87 93 90 90 66 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      20      60      90      70      30       5      10
RAIN                    S  C  L  D  D  L                     
RAIN SHWRS                               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

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