RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

VAZ018-072000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
931 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Date             Mon 09/07/26            Tue 09/08/26            Wed 09/09/26
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                 76          59          81          60          87
TEMP                71 76 76 68 63 62 60 60 73 80 79 69 65 63 61 62 79 86 84 74
DEWPT               62 60 60 57 56 55 55 56 59 57 56 59 57 56 56 57 64 65 64 63
MAX/MIN RH                   57          87          42          86          48
RH                  73 58 58 68 78 78 84 87 62 45 45 70 75 78 84 84 60 50 51 69
WIND DIR             E SE SE  E  E NE  N  N SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             4  4  4  2  1  1  0  0  3  3  3  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  3
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           33 37 45 27 31 26 32 35 30 46 39 30 27 23 14 16 18 27 20 13
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  5  4  9 10  9 10 10 10 10  0 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E SE SE NE  E  S  S  S SE  S SW  W SW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD          11  8  6  8 13  6  1  1  3  4  4  8  3  3  3  3  8  6  9  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 44 46 37  4  6  3  1  1 14 28 28  4  2  2  2  3 36 57 71  3
MAX LVORI            3  1  3  4  4  5  6  7  3  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.93 28.00 28.03 28.07 28.04 28.05 28.05 28.03 27.95


Date          Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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       66      86      65      83      63      83      64      86
TEMP          68 68 86 75 68 65 81 72 66 64 80 72 67 66 84 75
DEWPT         62 63 68 67 65 64 66 63 61 62 68 66 64 64 67 64
RH            81 84 55 76 90 97 60 73 84 93 67 81 90 93 57 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0      40      40      30      10      40      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC    IS SC       IS SC            
TSTMS                  SC IS                   IS            

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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