RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

VAZ018-132100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 AM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

Date             Fri 02/13/26            Sat 02/14/26            Sun 02/15/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 46          30          55          37          43
TEMP                34 43 45 35 32 32 31 31 43 52 54 43 38 38 38 38 41 42 43 42
DEWPT               16 16 17 17 18 20 21 21 25 26 29 27 27 29 31 32 36 39 39 37
MAX/MIN RH                   30          67          35          82          73
RH                  47 33 32 47 56 61 66 66 49 36 38 53 64 70 76 79 82 89 86 82
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SE  E  E  E
WIND SPD            10 10  8  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                    12          12 12 14 12                         12
CLOUDS              FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)            6  3  5  6  6  6 11  9 14 54 62 64 74 94 96 98100100100100
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  2  1  1  1  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          30          90
RAIN                                                        C  C  L  L  D  D  L
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NE SE SE  E SE
T WIND SPD          12 17 16  6  5  5  4  4 12 16 12  2  2  2  2  2  4  6  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 33 57 54  3  3  3  2  5 31 81 62  1  1  1  1  2  5  8  5  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5
STABILITY            C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 24900 13900  4200     0   600
STA PRES            27.92 27.90 27.92 27.91 27.91 27.86 27.85 27.82 27.77 27.65


Date          Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       37      52      37      60      43      64      47      64
TEMP          39 38 49 45 39 38 57 51 45 44 63 54 51 48 62 56
DEWPT         36 34 40 36 34 32 42 39 39 38 47 44 42 41 44 40
RH            89 85 71 70 82 79 57 63 79 79 56 69 71 77 52 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      20       5       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN           L  C  S                                S  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