RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

VAZ018-120900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

Date           11/10/26      Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26            Fri
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                 44          68          48          58          38
TEMP                   48 45 44 59 67 67 54 50 48 48 48 54 56 52 45 43 41 39 38
DEWPT                  42 42 41 47 46 44 43 41 39 42 45 49 48 43 39 37 34 32 30
MIN/MAX RH                   89          43          93          71          81
RH                     80 89 89 64 47 43 66 71 71 80 89 83 74 71 79 79 76 76 73
WIND DIR                W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                3  3  2  1  3  2  2  4  4  4  5  9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14
WIND GUST                                   16 16 17 20 28 27 29 32 33 34 37 40
CLOUDS                 CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)               3 15 19 16 19 32 52 19 41 51 71 71 74 76 57 65 67 56 56
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          30          60           5
RAIN                                               S  L  L  C  C               
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3  2            
T WIND DIR              W NW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD             10 10  8  8 11  9  8  9  9  8 11 17 20 17 16            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR GD   
ADI                     5  5  8 19 61 32  4  4  6  5 14 38 53 43 22            
MAX LVORI               4  5  5  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3            
STABILITY               G  G  B  A  B  B  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  2700  1800  1100  1900      
STA PRES                  27.81 27.75 27.61 27.54 27.43 27.41 27.45            


Date           11/13Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
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       43      33      43      30      49      30      52      31      54
TEMP          43 36 35 33 42 35 33 30 48 38 32 31 51 41 34 32 53 42
DEWPT         33 29 25 24 29 25 24 23 29 27 24 23 31 29 27 25 34 31
RH            67 75 66 69 60 66 69 75 47 64 72 72 46 62 75 75 48 65
WIND SPD          <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0       5       5       5

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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