RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

NCZ006-172000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
101 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

Date             Sun 05/17/26            Mon 05/18/26            Tue 05/19/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 92          66          94          65          95
TEMP                   90 91 83 73 70 67 72 84 92 92 85 76 72 67 70 84 93 93 86
DEWPT                  61 61 63 62 62 64 66 67 63 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 58 56 58
MAX/MIN RH                   36          92          35          86          28
RH                     38 37 51 68 76 90 81 57 38 34 45 60 71 84 78 49 31 29 39
WIND DIR               SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD                4  5  2  2  3  3  3  4  6  6  3  3  4  3  4  4  6  8  3
CLOUDS                 CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)               3  5 12  8  7  4  3  3  8  4 10 15 16 21 19 15 11 15 28
VSBY                   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                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  8 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  S SW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD              8  8  5  4  4  4  8 11 11 12  6  6  5  5 10 11 12 13  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    60 69  3  2  2  2 11 54 80 94  3  3  3  3 16 51 88114  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  4  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  F  G  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.47 29.50 29.57 29.61 29.55 29.58 29.59 29.59 29.50


Date          Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       66      96      64      81      55      73      58      80
TEMP          72 71 94 84 69 67 77 69 61 58 69 69 61 61 76 75
DEWPT         60 63 58 63 65 65 61 59 58 58 60 62 60 61 66 67
RH            66 76 30 49 87 93 58 70 90100 73 78 97100 71 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      20      50      70      80      70      60      60
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC NM  O NM NM NM NM SC SC NM
TSTMS                  IS SC       SC SC       IS IS       SC

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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