RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

NCZ006-182100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

Date             Wed 02/18/26            Thu 02/19/26            Fri 02/20/26
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                 68          53          63          58          75
TEMP                59 65 67 64 59 58 55 54 59 62 63 59 58 59 59 58 66 71 74 65
DEWPT               54 53 52 52 52 53 53 54 57 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 59 56 48 41
MAX/MIN RH                   58         100          81          93          40
RH                  83 65 59 65 78 83 93100 93 84 81 90 93 90 90 93 78 59 40 41
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD            10 12 10  5  4  2  2  1  2  5  5  2  3  3  4  5  6 10 10  5
WIND GUST           23 25 21                                        17 20 20   
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           93 91 96 97 95 94 91 87 74 85 78 68 56 67 79 85 76 66 56 46
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  4  4  3  8 10 10  7  9  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          30          50          40          60
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC   
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SE  S SE  E NE NE  E SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD          16 21 18  6  6  4  4  2  2  8  8  3  2  2  4  2  3 33 32 12
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 36 57 47  5  5  2  2  2  2 12  9  2  1  1  3  3  4 51 72  8
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  4  5  6 10  7  4  4  7  7  7  6  6  4  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  E  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              2700  1400  2800  2100   800   400   400   400   400  None
STA PRES            29.31 29.23 29.23 29.24 29.26 29.18 29.17 29.14 29.08 29.05


Date          Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26
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       48      62      44      53      30      45      25      47
TEMP          58 49 59 55 50 44 51 44 38 31 42 38 32 26 43 40
DEWPT         36 37 39 41 41 39 34 26 24 20 17 16 16 14 13 16
RH            44 63 47 59 71 82 52 49 57 63 36 40 51 60 29 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           30      30      50      50       5       5       0       0
RAIN              C  C  C  C  C  C  C                        

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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