RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

VAZ018-242100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date             Mon 11/24/25            Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 59          42          59          53          66
TEMP          38 36 49 58 57 46 44 43 43 43 49 55 57 53 54 54 55 54 62 65 60 47
DEWPT         30 27 31 28 29 30 29 32 33 36 44 49 51 50 50 52 52 51 55 51 44 32
MAX/MIN RH                   30          83          68          93          56
RH            73 69 50 32 34 53 55 65 67 76 83 80 80 89 86 93 90 90 78 60 55 56
WIND DIR      NW NW SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  2  1  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  6  9  9 11
WIND GUST                                         14 16 16 16 17 18 23 25 29 33
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     10 15 11 28 28 35 48 66 85 91 91 93 93 82 76 77 72 69 51 40 35 15
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10  9  3  7  7  4  4  8  9  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                      0          30          90          60          20
RAIN                                   S  D  D                                 
RAIN SHWRS                                      O  O NM NM SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT       <1 <1 <1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4  2
T WIND DIR    NW NW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     8  4  1  9  9  4  3  2  2  1  2  4  4  5  6  6  5  9 16 27 29 31
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI            4  5  1 29 23  2  2  1  1  1  3  5  6  3  3  3  3 10 35111116 21
MAX LVORI      4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  5  4  4  6  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  6300   700   700   700   600  None  None
STA PRES            28.00 27.94 27.94 27.89 27.84 27.75 27.72 27.65 27.63 27.64


Date          Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       32      43      26      38      23      44      29      49
TEMP          36 32 42 33 30 26 38 29 26 24 43 32 31 31 46 40
DEWPT         23 18 17 14 13 12 13 11 12 13 14 17 19 20 31 32
RH            59 56 36 45 49 55 35 46 55 62 30 53 61 63 55 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5       0       5       0       0       5      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                              SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                            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