RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

VAZ018-170900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date           11/16/25      Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25            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
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                 34          51          33          54          45
TEMP                41 39 35 34 42 50 49 40 38 36 35 35 46 52 52 46 46 47 47 48
DEWPT               17 16 15 15 19 19 17 17 17 18 19 18 21 24 29 33 37 41 43 45
MIN/MAX RH                   48          26          53          33          88
RH                  37 39 43 45 39 29 28 39 42 47 52 49 37 33 41 60 71 79 86 89
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  S  S SE  S  S  W  W  W
WIND SPD            10 10 10 10 10  9  8  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  3  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           37 36 40 41 35 29 28 18 13                                 
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            4  3  2  1  2  5  9 12 29 38 29 51 62 80 83 90 91 85 76 77
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  5  2  4  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          60          80
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS SC NM  O NM SC   
MIX HGT              1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD          14 17 18 16 24 21 21  9  8  4  3  3  3  8  9  6            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 10 12 12 12 66 69 69  4  4  2  2  3  3 12  7  3            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            E  E  E  C  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  C  C  D  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  4900     0     0      
STA PRES            27.55 27.61 27.72 27.76 27.83 27.88 27.89 27.81            


Date           11/19Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
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       64      50      67      51      69      53      64      45      60
TEMP          62 54 53 51 65 56 54 53 68 61 57 54 63 54 48 46 59 49
DEWPT         52 50 49 48 54 52 49 50 55 51 50 48 50 45 41 40 42 40
RH            70 86 86 89 68 86 83 89 63 70 77 80 62 71 77 79 53 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      20      10      40      30      50      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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