RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

VAZ018-202100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

Date             Fri 02/20/26            Sat 02/21/26            Sun 02/22/26
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                 62          39          56          36          39
TEMP                   61 58 50 45 43 41 41 47 52 55 48 43 41 38 37 38 39 37 34
DEWPT                  40 32 27 27 28 29 29 30 30 29 29 29 30 31 31 29 27 23 19
MAX/MIN RH                   36          65          37          78          55
RH                     46 37 41 49 55 62 62 51 43 37 47 57 65 76 79 70 62 56 54
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD               17 19 16 16 13 12  8  8  8  6  3  3  3  4  6 10 13 16 17
WIND GUST              34 35 27 26 24 23 26 24 19 17 13    14 18 23 28 31 33 36
CLOUDS                 SC CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              26  3 10  9 34 55 62 45 25 20 33 49 68 82 90 84 80 78 71
VSBY                   10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80           5          10          60          40
RAIN                                                        C  L  C  S  C  S   
SNOW                                                                       S  C
MIX HGT                 6  5  2  2  1  1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  4  3
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD             41 44 16 14 13 20 13 21 16  5  1  9  9  9 12 14 23 24 26
DISPERSION                   GD GD FR FR             VP VP VP VP             GD
ADI                   133135 22 17 12 19 15 47 41 19  1  4  4  6 22 36 60 68 36
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  B  B  G  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  3300  2800  1700
STA PRES                  27.49 27.61 27.67 27.72 27.70 27.74 27.70 27.71 27.68


Date          Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26
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       26      36      23      39      27      51      39      52
TEMP          30 27 35 29 27 24 37 32 29 31 50 43 43 41 51 42
DEWPT         18 16 17 15 15 13 14 15 17 19 26 29 33 35 38 31
RH            60 63 47 55 60 62 38 49 60 61 39 57 67 79 61 65
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           40      20      10       0       0      10      50      40
RAIN                                               C  C  C  C
SNOW           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