RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

VAZ018-022000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

Date             Wed 09/02/26            Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26
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                 92          70          93          71          92
TEMP                   92 92 80 77 74 71 73 88 93 92 80 77 73 72 73 88 92 89 78
DEWPT                  69 68 68 66 66 66 66 70 69 69 68 67 67 67 68 70 70 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   47          83          45          86          48
RH                     47 46 67 69 76 84 79 55 46 47 67 71 81 84 84 55 49 52 71
WIND DIR                W  W NW NW  W NW  W NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                4  4  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  3
WIND GUST                                                           13 16 17 13
CLOUDS                 FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              14 27 27 15  5  9  5  9 15  8  5 14 10  5 36 36 45 45 43
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  8  7  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS             IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                IS                IS IS IS
MIX HGT                 6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD              6  4  1  2  3  4  3  8  6  9  3  4  4  4  3 19 19 19  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    52 34  1  1  2  2  3 43 54 65  2  2  2  2  3 86141111  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  4  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.86 27.86 27.85 27.88 27.83 27.82 27.83 27.84 27.78


Date          Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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       70      89      64      81      61      80      62      84
TEMP          72 71 88 75 67 65 79 71 64 62 77 71 65 63 81 73
DEWPT         68 68 70 66 64 62 66 61 59 59 65 61 59 60 65 62
RH            87 90 55 74 90 90 64 71 84 90 67 71 81 90 58 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      40      30      40      20      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS       SC SC IS    SC IS    IS IS            
TSTMS         IS       SC IS                   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