RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

VAZ018-182100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date             Tue 11/18/25            Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25
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                 58          45          65          45          62
TEMP                      55 47 47 47 49 50 57 63 62 52 49 47 46 45 52 59 60 53
DEWPT                     27 27 31 41 45 47 51 52 51 48 45 43 42 42 46 50 50 47
MAX/MIN RH                   30          92          63          89          68
RH                        34 45 53 79 86 89 80 67 67 86 86 86 86 89 80 72 69 80
WIND DIR                   S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SE SE  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD                   3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  2  1  1  2  3  2  1
WIND GUST                             12                                       
CLOUDS                    B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2
CLOUDS(%)                 79 90 92 78 53 52 55 43 45 65 52 74 83 79 74 75 50 80
VSBY                      10 10 10  6  9  7  9  9 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          90           0          10           0
RAIN                       C     D  C                                          
MIX HGT                    1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR                 S SE  S NW NW  W NW  W  W SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD                 6  4  4  2  3  5  8  6  3  2  4  6  5  4  5  4  2  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                        8  2  2  1  1  4 15 19  9  1  2  3  3  4  6 11  4  1
MAX LVORI                  2  2  2  4  6  5  4  3  3  6  5  6  6  6  4  3  3  4
STABILITY                  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F
CEILING                    5900  4500   300  None  None  None     0     0     0
STA PRES                  27.83 27.76 27.77 27.85 27.88 27.90 27.89 27.89 27.84


Date          Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
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       51      65      51      62      41      58      39      61
TEMP          52 52 63 55 55 52 59 50 45 42 57 47 42 40 59 48
DEWPT         47 48 54 52 50 48 49 43 41 38 39 37 35 34 39 36
RH            83 86 72 90 83 86 69 77 86 86 51 68 76 79 47 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           30      40      60      50      20      10      10      10
RAIN              C  C  C  C  L  C  C  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