RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

VAZ018-102000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

Date             Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26            Mon 10/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 61          54          65          61          73
TEMP                60 60 58 54 55 57 59 58 61 64 65 62 61 62 62 62 67 73 72 61
DEWPT               50 54 56 54 55 56 58 58 60 63 64 62 60 59 60 59 63 63 62 59
MAX/MIN RH                   65         100          95         100          70
RH                  69 81 93100100 96 96100 97 97 97100 97 90 93 90 87 71 71 93
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD             6  8  9 11 11 12 11 10  6  4  4  4  8 10 13 14 12 10  9  5
WIND GUST           27 29 35 35 39 37 37 31 24 14    18 25 31 36 39 35 29 26 18
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           91 92 87 86 99 97 93 92 93 89 78 55 66 69 55 56 51 42 27 17
VSBY                10 10  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90         100         100          30           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC NM NM  O  O  O  O  O NM NM SC SC                     
TSTMS                                    IS                                    
MIX HGT              2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD          10 12 13 16 19 17 10  8  4  8 23 16 18 23 25 35 31 24 18  5
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             VP PR FR FR             PR
ADI                 21 25 23 14 18 15  9  9  5 12 43 11 16 21 23 61 67 78 55  3
MAX LVORI            3  3  5  5  5  5  6  8  9  7  4  7  5  4  5  4  4  3  3  6
STABILITY            C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  F
CEILING              5500  2400   100     0   700  1500  1300  1300  None  None
STA PRES            28.09 28.03 27.93 27.80 27.69 27.63 27.65 27.68 27.76 27.77


Date          Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       57      81      60      76      55      71      54      71
TEMP          59 58 81 70 64 61 75 65 58 56 69 61 57 55 69 60
DEWPT         56 55 63 61 59 57 61 57 54 52 59 56 53 52 58 53
RH            90 90 54 73 84 87 62 75 86 86 70 84 86 90 68 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      10      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS SC       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