RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

VAZ018-080900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

Date           11/07/25      Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            Mon
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                 50          67          47          66          32
TEMP                56 53 51 50 56 63 62 55 50 48 47 49 61 65 58 47 42 39 35 33
DEWPT               49 50 49 47 48 45 43 42 41 41 42 42 48 47 43 39 34 30 26 23
MIN/MAX RH                   92          48          81          53          74
RH                  77 89 93 89 74 52 50 61 71 77 83 77 62 52 57 74 73 70 69 66
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD            12  9  6  6  6  6  6  2  2  2  2  3  6 10 10 12 12 10 10 10
WIND GUST           24 20 19                         13 20 25 26 32 34 29 31 31
CLOUDS              OV OV SC FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           98100 44 18 11 37 38  7 25 53 54 51 51 53 51 73 70 74 57 46
VSBY                10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  4  7 10   
POP 12HR                     70           0          20          30          30
RAIN                                                              C  C  S      
RAIN SHWRS          NM SC                      IS IS SC SC SC SC               
SNOW                                                                    S  S   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4  2            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SE SW  W NW  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD           8  6  5  9 12 14 10  2  1  2  2  3 12 24 25 24            
DISPERSION          FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                  5  5  4 10 29 67 34  1  1  1  1  4 41 78 70 32            
MAX LVORI            4  6  6  5  3  1  1  3  4  4  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  D  D  D            
CEILING              3900  None  None  None  None  None  None  1700  1300      
STA PRES            27.53 27.53 27.62 27.60 27.60 27.56 27.57 27.62            


Date           11/10Tue 11/11/25Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25Fri 11/14/25
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       39      26      44      33      58      41      56      36      58
TEMP          39 29 28 26 43 34 35 38 57 47 45 41 55 44 41 37 57 45
DEWPT         20 16 15 14 18 17 18 21 33 33 33 30 29 26 26 27 29 30
RH            46 58 58 60 36 49 49 50 40 58 62 65 37 49 55 67 34 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20       5       0       0      10       0       0       5
SNOW              S  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