RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

VAZ018-112000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
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                 62          42          72          52          69
TEMP          53 50 53 60 62 57 50 46 43 46 63 70 71 62 55 53 52 56 65 66 69 63
DEWPT         51 49 48 46 42 37 35 35 35 39 41 40 40 43 41 40 39 43 50 54 54 51
MAX/MIN RH                   46          81          31          63          57
RH            93 96 83 60 48 47 56 65 73 76 44 33 32 50 59 61 61 62 58 65 59 65
WIND DIR      NE NE  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD       5  5  5  4  5  5  4  4  3  0  2  3  3  2  2  4  5  6  8  8  9  5
WIND GUST                                                  18 21 24 24 25 26 27
CLOUDS        B2 OV OV OV SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV SC
CLOUDS(%)     80 99 88 91 43 10  7  3  4  2  6 25 28 26 20 20 30 68 77 95 95 45
VSBY           7  3  3  8  9 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9   
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           0          90
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O NM IS                                        SC SC  O  O IS
TSTMS         IS IS    IS                                              SC SC   
MIX HGT       <1  1  1  2  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR     E NE NE  N NW  N  W  W NW  N  W  W  W  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD     9 14  8  4 12  3  3  4  3  2  6  8  9  4  4  6  6  6 27 19 19 11
DISPERSION    PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI            6 23 14 13 83  2  2  2  2  2 44 63 69  2  2  3  3  9101 52 69  8
MAX LVORI      6  5  4  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      E  C  C  C  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING               100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3500  8400
STA PRES            27.90 27.85 27.90 27.92 27.95 27.88 27.87 27.80 27.75 27.65


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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       49      64      43      73      51      83      60      87
TEMP          51 50 62 57 46 48 70 65 54 57 81 75 64 64 85 78
DEWPT         45 43 41 39 38 39 41 44 42 46 53 55 52 54 56 57
RH            80 77 46 51 73 71 35 46 64 67 38 50 65 70 37 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20       0       0       0       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    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