RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

VAZ018-062100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
101 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date             Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 69          40          56          40          63
TEMP                      66 56 52 48 44 41 48 55 53 47 45 43 42 41 52 62 61 50
DEWPT                     46 45 43 36 31 32 36 37 36 33 33 33 34 33 38 37 34 30
MAX/MIN RH                   50          79          50          75          37
RH                        48 66 71 63 60 70 63 51 52 58 62 67 73 73 59 39 36 46
WIND DIR                   W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   6  6  8  9 11 10 11  9 10  9  8  8  8  9  8  6  6  8
WIND GUST                 18 23 26 27 33 35 32 27 27 27 25 24 26 27 24 20 21 25
CLOUDS                    FW SC B1 FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 14 32 61 22  5  7  4  4 11 18 36 30 11  5  5  1  1  1
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    4  1  2 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                16 12 13 11 12 13 21 20 20 13 13 11 11 11 13 13 13 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR FR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                       80 11  9  8  8 17 64 66 65  9  9  8  8  9 35 44 46  8
MAX LVORI                  1  3  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY                  B  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  B  B  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.70 27.75 27.77 27.80 27.82 27.86 27.87 27.88 27.83


Date          Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       42      64      42      67      44      64      42      61
TEMP          45 43 63 52 45 43 66 55 48 44 63 50 45 42 59 50
DEWPT         30 32 38 33 32 32 39 35 36 37 41 35 34 34 41 36
RH            55 65 39 48 60 65 37 47 63 76 44 56 65 73 51 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN                                                        S

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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