RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

VAZ018-130900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
201 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026

Date           02/11/26      Thu 02/12/26            Fri 02/13/26            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                 25          39          23          44          27
TEMP                      27 26 32 38 37 29 27 25 24 23 33 42 43 35 30 29 29 28
DEWPT                     19 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 20 20
MIN/MAX RH                   73          45          78          37          72
RH                        71 71 58 46 48 63 68 74 77 77 51 39 38 52 63 66 69 71
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  19 18 18 14 13 13 11 11  9  9  9 11 10  5  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST                 34 33 33 32 28                19                     
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 22 15 12 19 23 36  9 14 17 10  4  4  5  4 12  4 10 17
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    1  1  2  3  3  2  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                27 26 23 21 19 13 14 18 14 10 14 17 14  5  4  4  3  3
DISPERSION                GD             FR FR FR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                       25 35 45 50 45 15 10 12 10  8 31 54 49  3  2  2  2  4
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3
STABILITY                  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F  G  G  G  B
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        27.84 27.84 27.87 27.90 27.94 27.91 27.94 27.92


Date           02/14Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26
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       55      37      44      38      57      36      60      41      64
TEMP          54 42 39 38 43 41 40 38 53 46 38 36 57 50 44 42 60 56
DEWPT         26 26 28 33 38 36 36 34 38 34 32 32 40 38 38 37 45 43
RH            34 53 64 82 82 82 85 85 57 63 79 85 53 63 79 82 58 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      30      80      60      10      10       5      10      20
RAIN                    C  L  D  L  C                          S  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