RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026

VAZ018-122000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026

Date             Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26            Thu 05/14/26
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                 74          52          72          47          61
TEMP                65 71 72 63 56 53 52 56 67 68 68 61 56 50 47 48 54 59 60 55
DEWPT               43 40 42 46 43 39 38 43 50 54 55 52 48 44 40 39 40 40 39 38
MAX/MIN RH                   32          61          55          78          46
RH                  45 32 34 54 62 59 59 62 54 61 63 72 74 80 76 71 59 49 46 53
WIND DIR             S SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  3  5  6  8  8  6  6  5  5  5  6 12 12 11 12  9
WIND GUST                    12 17 23 24 26 24 21 23 23 24 23 26 34 33 29 31 29
CLOUDS              CL FW SC SC FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            1 16 34 40 12  4 14 13 65 85 78 56 56 35 34 30 43 50 45 34
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                      0           0          70          30           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC NM SC SC                     
TSTMS                                          SC SC IS                        
MIX HGT              5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5  4  2
T WIND DIR           W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           6  9 11  8  6  6  6 16 12 21 10 11 13 23 23 29 28 25 29 23
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 45 75 91  4  3  3  3 21 49 67 37  8  9 10 10 95102100117 15
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  3000  1900  1500  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.88 27.87 27.82 27.75 27.65 27.65 27.65 27.65 27.67


Date          Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26
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       44      73      52      84      60      87      64      89
TEMP          46 48 69 64 54 58 82 75 63 64 85 78 67 68 88 81
DEWPT         37 38 41 44 42 48 56 57 53 56 58 60 55 58 59 61
RH            71 68 36 48 64 69 41 54 70 75 40 54 65 70 38 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      10      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS          IS
TSTMS                                          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