RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

VAZ018-130900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/12/25      Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat
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                 39          56          35          61          45
TEMP          55 46 44 42 40 40 49 55 53 43 41 38 37 36 51 60 58 49 47 47 47 47
DEWPT         31 32 31 30 29 28 31 28 26 27 27 26 26 27 30 29 30 31 34 37 39 42
MIN/MAX RH                   65          34          70          29          82
RH            40 58 60 62 64 62 50 35 35 53 57 62 64 69 44 31 34 50 60 68 74 83
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      10 10 10  9  8  8 10 10  8  5  4  4  3  3  3  5  4  2  2  2  3  3
WIND GUST     32 31 33 29 29 29 29 26 24 20 19 16 14                12 13 13 13
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)      3  3  4 10 26 25  4 16 13 14 12  8  8  9  8 14 24 41 59 60 58 57
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9 10  9  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                                IS   
MIX HGT        3  1 <1  1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    32 12 13 12 10 10 32 29 24  9  8  8  8  5 12 21 19 12            
DISPERSION       FR FR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          112  8  9  8  7 11 99105 91  4  4  4  4  6 28 81 52  6            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  B  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.73 27.78 27.84 27.84 27.88 27.89 27.90 27.79            


Date           11/15Sun 11/16/25Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25
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       67      55      63      37      56      37      57      42      59
TEMP          65 58 57 57 61 48 42 38 55 42 39 38 56 45 45 42 58 47
DEWPT         53 50 48 49 42 30 24 22 24 24 25 29 40 38 38 38 42 41
RH            65 75 72 75 49 49 48 52 30 48 57 70 55 76 76 86 55 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR            5      30      20       5       5      20      30      30      20
RAIN                    C  S                    S  C  C  C  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