RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

VAZ018-102100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

Date             Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 53          36          45          26          42
TEMP                43 52 52 47 49 48 42 37 40 44 41 33 30 28 27 27 33 40 41 34
DEWPT               38 43 46 45 48 47 41 33 29 27 25 23 21 20 19 18 20 21 21 20
MAX/MIN RH                   68          98          49          72          43
RH                  82 71 80 93 96 96 96 85 64 51 52 66 69 71 71 68 58 46 44 56
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  4  5  6  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 12 10  9  8  6  5
WIND GUST           14 17 19 25 29 32 33 32 33 31 35 37 41 42 40 36 31 25 23 20
CLOUDS              CL CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)            3  3 26 48 52 77 81 48 25 21 14 27 42 47 53 48 30 26 64 72
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  5  8 10 10  8 10 10  9  9 10 10  9  9  9 10
POP 12HR                      0          30           0           0           0
RAIN                             C  S                                          
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          11 23  9  9 10 10 20 16 25 24 26 29 31 29 26 21 17 11 13 13
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR FR             FR FR FR FR             PR
ADI                 15 57 20  6  7  9 19 20 59 70 80 20 35 33 30 43 43 38 40  9
MAX LVORI            4  1  3  6  6  6  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  E  E  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  C  C  B  C  E
CEILING              None  None   900   900  None  None  None  None  None 11100
STA PRES            27.80 27.72 27.62 27.61 27.71 27.76 27.80 27.81 27.85 27.81


Date          Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       26      48      27      52      34      41      36      53
TEMP          28 26 45 37 29 28 51 40 37 34 37 38 38 37 50 44
DEWPT         21 20 22 22 21 20 25 26 28 29 32 32 32 32 36 32
RH            75 78 40 54 72 71 36 57 70 82 82 79 79 82 58 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           10       5       5      10      50      80      70      20
RAIN                                   S  C  L  D  L  C  S   
SNOW                                      C  S  S            

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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