RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

VAZ018-120900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

Date           02/11/26      Thu 02/12/26            Fri 02/13/26            Sat
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          42          23          47          28
TEMP                32 30 28 27 33 40 39 31 28 26 24 23 34 44 45 36 30 29 29 29
DEWPT               23 21 20 19 19 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 19 20 19 20 19 20 19
MIN/MAX RH                   72          43          78          35          70
RH                  69 69 71 71 56 44 44 58 66 71 74 77 49 36 36 50 66 66 69 66
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            14 14 13 12 11 10 10  6  5  4  4  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           43 43 43 40 36 31 29 27 24 19 18 17 17 17 17 12    12 12 12
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           27 32 22 19  5  4  9 13 12 13 13 13  7  5  3  2  2  3  6 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  2  2  1  2  3  3  2  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          32 32 31 26 23 24 24 24 21 19 19 13 16 14 14 10            
DISPERSION          GD GD FR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 36 36 35 42 54 73 73 11 10  9  9 14 31 51 56  5            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.78 27.80 27.84 27.85 27.89 27.92 27.96 27.95            


Date           02/14Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26
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       54      36      44      37      53      36      58      40      62
TEMP          53 41 37 37 42 39 38 37 50 45 38 37 55 48 42 41 58 53
DEWPT         25 25 28 31 35 33 34 33 37 34 32 32 38 37 37 36 43 41
RH            33 52 70 79 76 79 85 85 61 65 79 82 53 65 82 82 57 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      40      80      60      10      10       5      10      20
RAIN                    C  L  D  L  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