RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

VAZ018-120900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
201 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

Date           11/11/26      Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26            Sat
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                 46          57          37          46          34
TEMP          65 53 50 49 50 47 53 56 51 46 44 43 41 38 42 46 44 39 38 36 34 35
DEWPT         41 43 41 38 43 46 47 47 43 41 39 37 36 33 34 32 29 30 29 27 27 25
MIN/MAX RH                   94          71          83          56          74
RH            41 69 71 66 77 96 80 72 74 83 82 79 82 82 73 58 55 70 70 69 75 66
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       6  3  4  4  4  2  8 11 11 12 12 13 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 12 13
WIND GUST                 14 14 25 26 27 28 29 29 32 33 27 23 24 24 25 26 31 36
CLOUDS        FW B1 FW FW B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      9 51 10  9 82 50 71 72 78 74 48 60 70 59 67 62 71 69 67 72 41 31
VSBY          10 10 10  9 10  9  9  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          40          20           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS SC SC IS IS                                    
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3  1  1  2 <1  2  3  4  4  2            
T WIND DIR    SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD    10  9 11 11 10  9 19 20 24 20 16 17 14 14 17 18 16 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR GD             FR FR FR FR   
ADI           49  4  5  5  7 10 46 51 54 23 18 19 13 31 40 52 46 15            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  4  6  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  E  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  4300  1800  1000  None  1800  1800  1900  1200      
STA PRES            27.55 27.42 27.37 27.37 27.42 27.44 27.49 27.53            


Date           11/14Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
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       44      31      49      30      52      31      54      30      59
TEMP          44 37 34 32 47 37 33 30 50 39 34 31 52 40 34 31 57 42
DEWPT         26 26 25 24 31 28 26 24 33 28 25 24 33 28 25 23 32 28
RH            49 64 69 72 53 70 75 78 52 64 69 75 48 62 69 72 38 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       0       0       0

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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