RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
234 PM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

VAZ018-200900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
234 PM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

Date           11/19/25      Thu 11/20/25            Fri 11/21/25            Sat
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                 44          58          49          64          55
TEMP          62 56 52 49 47 45 52 56 57 54 49 50 50 51 56 63 63 58 59 59 58 56
DEWPT         49 47 45 44 43 42 45 47 47 45 45 45 46 48 53 56 57 54 53 53 53 52
MIN/MAX RH                   90          70          89          78          86
RH            62 72 77 83 86 89 77 72 69 71 86 83 86 89 90 78 81 86 80 80 83 86
WIND DIR      NW  N  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       4  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  4  4  5  5  5
WIND GUST                                                           14 16 17 17
CLOUDS        FW SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     24 34 71 91 92 87 93 69 50 65 76 87 92 90 87 86 76 89 84 79 73 73
VSBY          10 10  9  8  7  6  9  9 10 10  9  7  4  4 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          60          50
RAIN                                               C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  S  S NW  N  S NW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD     6  5  2  4  4  4  3  4  3  2  2  1  0  2  1  3  5  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI           15  3  1  2  2  4  3  9  5  1  1  1  0  2  1  5  6  3            
MAX LVORI      2  3  4  5  5  6  4  3  3  3  5  6  6  6  6  4  4  6            
STABILITY      C  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  E            
CEILING              1100   400   100   100   100     0   700  1400  1400      
STA PRES            27.90 27.89 27.88 27.85 27.84 27.81 27.79 27.69            


Date           11/22Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
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       64      44      61      44      63      46      58      48      59
TEMP          61 51 48 45 58 49 46 44 61 51 47 46 56 50 50 49 59 49
DEWPT         49 44 41 39 40 40 39 38 42 42 40 40 44 43 44 43 46 41
RH            65 77 77 79 51 71 76 79 49 71 76 79 64 77 80 80 62 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      10       5      10      10      20      30      50      20
RAIN           C                             S  S  S  C  C  C      
RAIN SHWRS       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