RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

VAZ018-112100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

Date             Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26            Fri 02/13/26
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                 44          27          41          22          47
TEMP                43 44 37 32 30 29 27 27 33 40 38 31 28 27 25 24 35 43 45 36
DEWPT               31 28 25 22 21 20 19 17 18 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 18 20 19 19
MAX/MIN RH                   52          71          41          73          34
RH                  62 53 61 66 69 69 71 65 53 42 44 56 63 65 71 71 49 39 35 50
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD             8 10 10 11 14 14 14 13 11 10  9  6  5  4  3  3  4  5  4  2
WIND GUST           29 29 34 39 43 44 44 42 36 29 28 25 21 19 18 17 17 18 17 13
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           17 19 23 28 26 22 28 15 18 19 43 41 23 14 16 15  7  6  3  2
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  2  3  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  2  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3      
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW      
T WIND SPD          17 19 24 28 32 32 31 26 23 24 24 24 21 19 19 13 16 14      
DISPERSION                   FR GD GD GD             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 40 56 72 19 36 36 35 40 55 71 72 16 10  9  9 14 29 51      
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1      
STABILITY            B  C  C  E  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  G  B  B  B      
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.73 27.77 27.79 27.84 27.85 27.88 27.90 27.92      


Date          Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26
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       27      54      34      43      35      55      36      58
TEMP          30 29 52 39 36 35 42 38 38 37 52 46 39 37 55 49
DEWPT         19 19 25 26 27 28 33 31 33 32 36 34 32 32 38 37
RH            63 66 35 59 69 75 70 76 82 82 54 63 76 82 53 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       5      30      60      50      10       5       5
RAIN                          C  C  L  C  C                  

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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