RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

VAZ018-080900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
201 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date           12/07/25      Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25            Wed
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                 30          35          18          41          31
TEMP          45 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 27 23 21 21 19 19 31 40 39 33 32 33 35 37
DEWPT         34 31 29 29 30 30 30 28 24 20 19 16 15 15 23 27 28 26 25 25 26 26
MIN/MAX RH                   97          88          93          58          75
RH            65 85 82 85 92 96100 96 88 88 92 81 84 84 72 59 64 75 75 72 69 64
WIND DIR       S NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  2  2  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  4  4  5  6  8
WIND GUST                    12 14                            14 17 20 21 25 29
CLOUDS        FW FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     13 10 53 92 94 90 94 97 89 75 72 69 63 53 41 40 46 33 40 57 64 66
VSBY          10 10 10 10  2  1  0  1  1  1  0  5  7 10  9  9  9  9            
POP 12HR                     50          90          10           0           0
SNOW                       C  L  L  L  C                                       
MIX HGT       <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  E NW  N NE  E  E NE NE NE  N NW  W  W SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD     6  1  1  2 10 11 18 14  9  8  2  2  1  1  4 10 12  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI            8  1  1  1  5 14 28 27 15  4  1  1  1  1  6 25 20  2            
MAX LVORI      3  6  6  5  6  5  4  4  5  6  7  5  6  6  3  2  3  4            
STABILITY      B  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              6700  3500   300  1200  2400  2200  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.76 27.76 27.82 27.86 27.90 27.87 27.87 27.74            


Date           12/10Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25
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       50      31      41      27      39      16      29      14      30
TEMP          50 42 37 32 40 34 32 28 38 29 23 17 28 20 17 15 29 20
DEWPT         34 32 29 25 28 26 25 22 23 18 13  7  9  7  5  5  8  5
RH            54 67 72 75 62 72 75 78 54 63 65 64 44 56 58 64 40 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      30      30      50      30      30      10      10      10
RAIN                 C  S     C  C  C  C                           
SNOW                          C  C  C  C  C  C  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