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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
201 PM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

.DISCUSSION... 
...Dry today and Saturday...
...Wetting rain Sunday into Sunday night...


High pressure was centered over the Ohio Valley and Lower Great
Lakes. This feature will drift overhead during the next 24 hours
promoting strong subsidence and drying before moving offshore.
Northwest winds may still exhibit some gustiness this afternoon but
then go calm at sunset as the pressure gradient fades. Look for 
humidity minimums in the 20-30% range this afternoon and again
Saturday afternoon...with temperatures a little warmer tomorrow 
as opposed to today.

Clouds will be on the increase Saturday with high confidence for 
wetting rain by early Sunday. Areawide rainfall amounts ranging 
from 0.75 to 1.25 are expected as low pressure passes across the 
southern Appalachians. 

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VAZ018-140930-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
201 PM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          27           56           35           46           
Max/Min RH %          73           34           78           64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.52         
Precip Duration                                 1            11           
Precip Begin                                    1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4870                      630          
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68180                     3150         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  76 Good      2 Very Poor  7 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs around 60. Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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