RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

VAZ018-090900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date           11/08/25      Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25            Tue
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                 47          66          33          40          25
TEMP             52 50 49 49 47 59 63 57 47 43 39 36 34 38 40 36 28 27 28 27 25
DEWPT            42 41 42 42 43 50 50 44 39 34 30 27 25 24 21 18 16 15 16 14 13
MIN/MAX RH                   87          57          75          45          61
RH               69 71 77 77 86 72 62 62 74 70 70 69 69 57 46 47 60 60 60 57 60
WIND DIR          W SW  S SW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  1  1  1  2  5  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13
WIND GUST                       17 23 25 29 32 31 31 31 28 25 27 31 34 35 36 36
CLOUDS           FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)         8 14 44 68 54 40 52 42 57 74 63 57 51 44 59 53 58 56 59 44 25
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  8  7  7 10 10 10  7  6            
POP 12HR                     20          20          30          20          30
RAIN SHWRS                IS             SC SC IS IS                           
SNOWSHWRS                                      IS IS       IS IS SC SC IS IS   
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  1  2  2  2  2  4  5  4  2            
T WIND DIR        S  S  S  N  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD        3  2  2  0  2  6 25 20 21 26 24 24 25 24 20 24 29            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI               2  1  1  0  2 14 72 73 24 30 32 27 49 87 62 68 33            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  6  5  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1            
STABILITY         G  G  F  F  C  B  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  1300  None  None  1600  None  None  None  2000      
STA PRES            27.63 27.58 27.55 27.53 27.61 27.59 27.61 27.61            


Date           11/11Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25Fri 11/14/25Sat 11/15/25
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       41      32      56      39      55      36      61      41      63
TEMP          40 32 33 37 55 46 44 39 54 42 38 37 60 46 43 42 62 50
DEWPT         16 18 18 21 33 33 34 30 30 26 26 26 31 32 32 34 44 41
RH            37 56 53 52 43 60 68 70 40 53 62 64 33 58 65 73 52 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       0       5      10       5

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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