RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
832 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

VAZ018-070800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
832 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

Date           07/06/25      Mon 07/07/25            Tue 07/08/25            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 69          91          69          92          69
TEMP                71 71 70 72 84 89 88 80 76 73 71 74 85 90 87 78 73 72 70 72
DEWPT               68 67 66 66 68 67 67 68 67 66 66 69 71 71 71 69 68 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   90          45          87          54          90
RH                  90 87 87 81 59 48 50 67 74 79 84 84 63 54 59 74 84 87 90 90
WIND DIR             E  N NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  2  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           81 76 68 48 27 30 51  9 22  7 10  5 12 32 39 40 32 25 26 48
VSBY                10  6  5  8 10 10 10 10 10  8  8 10  9 10 10  9  9  6  2   
POP 12HR                     30          30           5          70          30
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS          IS SC                   NM NM SC SC       SC
TSTMS               IS IS          IS SC                   NM NM SC SC       SC
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  N  N NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           8  3  2  1  3  6 10  6  4  6  6 11 10 10 10  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  2  1  1 10 42 67  3  2  3  3 11 50 48 29  4            
MAX LVORI            6  7  7  7  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  1  1  2  4            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING               500   700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.81 27.81 27.82 27.79 27.82 27.83 27.87 27.84            


Date           07/09Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       90      69      86      69      86      68      87      68      87
TEMP          87 75 70 71 83 72 70 70 83 74 70 71 84 74 70 71 85 75
DEWPT         70 70 68 68 71 69 67 68 69 69 67 67 70 69 67 67 69 68
RH            57 84 93 90 67 90 90 93 63 84 90 87 63 84 90 87 59 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      50      90      50      70      30      60      30      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC IS SC  O SC    SC NM SC    IS NM SC    IS NM
TSTMS         SC  O SC    SC  O SC    SC NM SC    IS NM SC    IS NM

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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