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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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VAZ024-190915-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
209 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     20           80           80           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          46           52           46           67           
Max/Min RH %          93           82           100          38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  7 G23     
Precip Amount         0.01         0.18         0.17         0.08         
Precip Duration       1            10           10           2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1380                      7230         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  7                      W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 9660                      151830       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  10 Poor      1 Very Poor  121 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            9            8            
Max LVORI Late        6            7            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Colder. Lows
in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 29 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 41 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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