RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

VAZ018-150800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 56          78          58          87          61
TEMP          80 68 62 60 57 57 68 76 78 69 63 61 59 60 77 87 85 72 68 65 62 63
DEWPT         56 54 53 52 50 50 55 61 62 59 56 55 54 55 63 65 64 62 59 57 57 57
MIN/MAX RH                   79          57          86          47          85
RH            44 61 72 75 77 77 63 60 58 70 78 81 83 84 62 48 50 71 73 75 84 81
WIND DIR      NW  N  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N SE  E SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  3  2  2  1  2  3  4  4  2  1  0  0  0  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      9  7 29 29 17 31 18 22 22 19 19 14 12 17  8  4  7  8  8  8 10 12
VSBY          10 10 10  9 10  6  9 10  9 10 10 10  3  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  W SW  N NE  E SE            
T WIND SPD     5  3  5 13 12  9  8  5  5  6  6  3  2  1  2  4  3  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           32  2  3  6  6 11 22 21 22  3  3  2  1  1  6 19 15  2            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.00 28.05 28.11 28.08 28.11 28.11 28.14 28.10            


Date           09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       89      66      90      66      87      66      88      66      81
TEMP          88 76 69 67 88 77 70 67 85 76 70 68 86 76 70 66 78 70
DEWPT         65 62 59 60 68 67 64 64 68 66 64 64 68 66 64 64 68 65
RH            47 62 70 78 52 71 81 90 57 71 81 87 55 71 81 93 71 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20       0      40       5      30       5      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS          SC          SC          SC SC    SC SC
TSTMS                        SC          IS          IS          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