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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Rain chances return on Thursday and through the weekend, which 
will only lead to a continued moist/saturated top soil and 
adjacent ground fuels. 

Overall, there are no fire weather concerns this week given the 
points mentioned above, and any type of burning will be extremely
difficult given the saturated fuels and surface ground layer. 

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NCZ019-190915-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
209 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           63           54           73           
Max/Min RH %          100          80           98           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      W  8 G21     
Precip Amount         0.03         0.12         0.03         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            2            1            1            
Precip Begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2290                      5930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  3                      W 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 6870                      136390       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       2 Very Poor  1 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  1 Very Poor  98 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           6            8            
Max LVORI Late        10           6            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and a slight chance of
snow. Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s.
Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
around 40. Minimum RH 34 percent. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the upper 40s. Minimum RH 26 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.

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