RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

VAZ018-132000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
132 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Date             Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26
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                 59          38          62          41          59
TEMP                   55 58 54 50 46 41 38 49 59 62 55 49 46 43 42 50 56 58 55
DEWPT                  26 28 30 32 30 28 28 28 27 29 33 33 34 34 35 42 45 47 47
MAX/MIN RH                   31          65          27          77          66
RH                     32 32 40 50 53 59 67 44 29 28 43 54 63 70 76 74 66 67 74
WIND DIR               SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD               12 12 10 10 11 10  6  6  5  3  1  2  2  2  2  6  9  8  6
WIND GUST              35 37 35 35 35 33 27 25 19 13    12 13 13 14 23 26 27 26
CLOUDS                 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              18 13  4  2  7 11  6 35 55 41 34 22 20 39 50 72 79 88 89
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 4  5  4  4  3  1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  S SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE  E
T WIND SPD             26 33 12 14 16 14 11 11  9  9 11  5  5  5  5 16 10  9  4
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    73 99  8 10 11 10 12 36 39 46  5  3  3  3  6 25 22 24  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  4
STABILITY               D  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1600   300
STA PRES                  27.61 27.67 27.75 27.89 27.88 27.92 27.89 27.90 27.82


Date          Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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       51      63      25      36      22      47      31      58
TEMP          55 58 62 44 31 26 34 29 25 24 43 38 34 33 55 48
DEWPT         52 55 52 30 16 10  7  3  5  8  9 17 20 22 33 35
RH            90 90 70 57 53 50 32 32 42 50 24 42 56 63 43 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      90      40       5       0       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O  O  O SC                                 
TSTMS                  SC                                    

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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