RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

VAZ018-270900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
201 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

Date           12/25/25      Fri 12/26/25            Sat 12/27/25            Sun
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                 37          44          40          62          40
TEMP                      44 40 39 42 43 41 44 51 51 52 56 62 60 49 45 42 41 41
DEWPT                     39 33 31 31 33 37 43 50 49 49 48 46 45 42 41 39 38 37
MIN/MAX RH                   96          66          97          55          88
RH                        82 76 73 65 67 85 96 96 93 89 74 56 58 77 86 89 89 85
WIND DIR                  SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD                   2  4  4  5  4  3  3  5  6  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                 12 17 16 16 14 14 18 23 26 24 17                     
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 92 99 92 92 90 93 69 70 65 54 54 35 43 42 59 80 84 86
VSBY                       3  4  9 10  8  6  6  8 10 10  9 10  9  9  9  9 10  9
POP 12HR                     30          50          40           0          10
RAIN                          C  C  S  C  C  S                                 
MIX HGT                   <1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1  2  1  1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 E SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  S SE SE  S SE
T WIND SPD                 6 11 10 10  9  8  3  5 13 18 19 12  6  6  9  6  5  5
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3 15 14 16 13  4  2  4  9 26 32 28 12  3  4  3  3  4
MAX LVORI                  5  4  3  3  3  6  8  8  6  4  3  2  2  4  5  6  6  5
STABILITY                  F  D  D  D  D  F  F  E  E  D  D  B  B  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          2100   600   500   500  None  None   600     0
STA PRES                        27.81 27.67 27.60 27.61 27.74 27.77 27.85 27.84


Date           12/28Mon 12/29/25Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25Thu 01/01/26
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       56      47      62      23      33      24      42      26      39
TEMP          52 49 51 58 53 36 28 23 33 27 28 26 41 32 31 27 37 27
DEWPT         43 43 47 51 42 23 14 11 11  8  8  9 15 15 15 12 10  8
RH            71 80 86 77 66 59 55 59 39 44 42 48 34 49 51 53 32 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      40      80      20       5       0       5       5       5
RAIN                    C  D  C  S                                 
SNOW                          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