RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

VAZ018-270900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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                 53          64          31          42          25
TEMP                   56 56 55 60 63 55 43 38 35 33 32 36 41 39 33 31 29 27 25
DEWPT                  53 53 51 53 49 40 28 23 21 18 16 18 16 14 13 14 13 12 11
MIN/MAX RH                   97          53          59          34          54
RH                     90 90 86 78 60 57 55 54 56 53 51 47 36 35 43 49 51 53 55
WIND DIR               SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                4  4  5  8 10 10 17 18 18 17 16 16 16 14 13 14 16 14 13
WIND GUST              19 19 21 25 28 33 35 39 41 41 40 36 34 33 29 33 35 41 41
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              82 55 36 20 25 20  9 33 58 53 72 56 17  3  7 30 45 49 43
VSBY                    3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          10           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC                                                      
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  4  3  2  3  3  2  3  3  4  4  2            
T WIND DIR             SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              8  5 10 25 31 31 32 34 35 33 31 31 31 29 26            
DISPERSION             VP VP             GD GD GD GD             FR GD GD GD   
ADI                     5  4 11 79114107 43 46 48 45 69 76 88 86 30            
MAX LVORI               6  6  5  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               E  E  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  2100  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.65 27.64 27.64 27.73 27.72 27.75 27.74            


Date           11/28Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25Tue 12/02/25
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       35      21      43      28      47      34      47      33      46
TEMP          35 27 25 22 42 30 29 31 44 42 38 34 47 38 36 34 45 36
DEWPT         13 11 11 12 12 14 15 18 32 35 32 30 32 30 28 27 31 28
RH            40 50 55 65 29 51 55 58 62 76 79 85 56 73 72 75 58 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      40      50      30      50      50
RAIN                                   C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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