RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Sun May 25 2025

VAZ018-260800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
802 PM EDT Sun May 25 2025

Date           05/25/25      Mon 05/26/25            Tue 05/27/25            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 54          67          51          57          51
TEMP                60 58 56 56 61 66 66 59 55 54 53 53 55 53 52 52 53 53 53 55
DEWPT               45 45 46 47 50 50 50 49 49 49 49 50 50 51 51 49 49 49 52 54
MIN/MAX RH                   73          55          90          84          98
RH                  58 62 69 72 67 56 56 69 80 83 86 89 83 93 96 89 86 86 96 96
WIND DIR            NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E SE
WIND SPD             3  3  3  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  5  9  8  6  4  3  2  2
WIND GUST                    16 14       13 13 13                              
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           92 90 88 88 78 70 60 53 77 85100100100100100100100 98 97 96
VSBY                10  9  8  8  7  6  5  9  7  7  9  9  5  2  3  3            
POP 12HR                     40          20          40          80          90
RAIN                    C  C  S                    C  C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  L
RAIN SHWRS          SC                                                         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1  1            
T WIND DIR           S  E NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD           2  5  5  9 16 12 10  5  3  4  4 19 20 19 13 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  4  4  9 38 35 28  4  3  4  4 24 34 33 21 10            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  3  1  2  3  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  5            
STABILITY            F  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              2100   100   700   200  1200   200   200   200   200      
STA PRES            27.93 27.92 27.98 27.98 28.01 28.00 28.02 27.98            


Date           05/28Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25Sun 06/01/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       68      59      73      57      77      57      73      50      71
TEMP          65 66 62 64 71 68 61 61 74 70 61 60 70 65 55 55 67 65
DEWPT         60 60 57 59 61 56 52 54 55 53 50 52 53 50 48 50 52 51
RH            84 81 84 84 71 65 72 78 51 55 67 75 55 58 77 83 59 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      30      40      20      30      30      30      20      30
RAIN           L                                                   
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS SC SC IS    IS SC SC IS SC SC IS    SC SC
TSTMS                        SC          IS       IS SC            

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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