RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

NCZ006-170900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

Date           02/16/26      Tue 02/17/26            Wed 02/18/26            Thu
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                 36          64          48          67          52
TEMP             49 41 40 38 38 49 61 63 55 52 50 51 52 58 65 67 63 60 58 54 52
DEWPT            39 37 37 36 37 43 46 44 43 42 43 45 48 52 52 51 51 52 53 53 52
MIN/MAX RH                  100          49          88          56          99
RH               68 85 89 92 96 80 58 50 64 69 77 80 86 80 63 56 65 75 83 96100
WIND DIR         SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          1  1  1  2  2  4  6  6  2  4  5  6  8 11 12 11  6  5  3  2  2
WIND GUST                                            18 23 25 23               
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        16  9 18 34 45 46 33 74 65 75 90 88 89 92 93 93 92 89 90 82 76
VSBY             10  9  9  9  5  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  2
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
RAIN                                                                    S  S  C
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1  1  1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD        2  3  4  5  5 10 14 13  4  6  8 10 18 25 25 19  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR PR VP VP   
ADI               1  2  2  3  6 17 43 40  2  5  5  7 28 63 66 49  5            
MAX LVORI         3  6  6  6  8  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  B  B  C  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None 16300 17500  6600  1200  1600  1200      
STA PRES            29.57 29.57 29.60 29.50 29.46 29.37 29.32 29.26            


Date           02/19Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26
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       70      54      72      46      61      38      53      29      46
TEMP          67 63 58 57 69 64 54 47 58 54 45 39 50 47 38 30 44 40
DEWPT         54 54 54 55 55 46 42 42 41 37 36 33 32 29 25 20 16 13
RH            63 72 86 93 61 52 64 83 53 52 70 79 50 49 59 66 32 33
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      40      70      30      40      40      50      20      10
RAIN           C  C  C  C  L  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  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