RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

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

Date           02/12/26      Fri 02/13/26            Sat 02/14/26            Sun
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                 26          46          29          55          37
TEMP          39 32 29 28 27 26 35 44 45 37 32 31 30 30 42 52 54 44 39 38 38 38
DEWPT         19 19 18 19 18 17 19 19 20 19 20 20 21 22 26 27 28 27 27 28 30 31
MIN/MAX RH                   71          35          72          36          75
RH            44 58 63 68 68 68 52 36 36 48 61 63 69 72 53 38 36 51 62 67 73 76
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD       9  6  5  4  4  3  4  6  5  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST     27 26 23 20 18 18 19 19 18 12                13                  
CLOUDS        SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)     32 47 23 12 12 15  3  4  5  6  4  4  6 14 20 49 60 61 72 89 91 88
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN                                                                    C  C  L
MIX HGT        3  2  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    19 21 20 18 12 11 17 19 18  4  4  4  3  4 13 14 13  4            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           60 15  9  8  6 12 43 75 71  2  2  2  2  5 30 74 72  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 23000 13100      
STA PRES            27.88 27.90 27.94 27.91 27.93 27.88 27.89 27.86            


Date           02/15Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26
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       44      38      53      37      60      43      65      48      64
TEMP          43 42 40 38 51 46 40 38 57 51 45 45 62 57 51 48 62 55
DEWPT         39 36 35 34 40 36 35 34 42 40 39 40 46 45 44 44 45 42
RH            86 79 82 85 66 68 82 85 57 66 79 82 56 64 77 86 54 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           90      60      20      10       5      10      20      30      20
RAIN           L  D  L  C  S                       S  S  S  C  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