RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

VAZ018-140900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

Date           02/13/26      Sat 02/14/26            Sun 02/15/26            Mon
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                 29          55          38          45          39
TEMP             34 32 31 30 30 43 53 53 43 39 39 39 40 43 45 44 41 41 40 40 39
DEWPT            17 18 20 21 21 25 28 29 27 25 27 29 31 37 41 40 37 37 37 37 35
MIN/MAX RH                   69          37          72          66          90
RH               49 56 63 69 69 49 38 39 53 57 62 67 70 79 86 86 85 85 89 89 85
WIND DIR         NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SE  E  E NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST        12                13                                          
CLOUDS           CL FW CL FW FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)         4  6  5  7  6  4 30 52 54 66 83 94 91 90 94 94 89 88 86 84 72
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  3  3  6  6  7  7   
POP 12HR                      0           0          30          90          60
RAIN                                            C  C  D  D  D  D  L  L  S      
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SE            
T WIND SPD        6  5  4  4  4 12 13 13  3  3  3  3  4  6  8  4  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  3  2  2  5 28 69 69  2  2  2  2  4  5  6  4  1            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  6            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None 10800  7400   300   700   700      
STA PRES            27.93 27.92 27.91 27.87 27.87 27.84 27.85 27.78            


Date           02/16Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26
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      62      44      64      48      65      46      61
TEMP          51 47 39 38 59 52 46 45 61 57 52 48 63 57 49 47 61 52
DEWPT         42 37 34 32 42 41 39 40 47 45 45 43 45 43 41 42 41 36
RH            71 68 82 79 53 66 76 82 60 64 77 83 52 59 74 83 48 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      10      20      20      30      30
RAIN                                         S  S  S  S  S  C  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