RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

NCZ006-040800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

Date           05/03/26      Mon 05/04/26            Tue 05/05/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 43          79          54          82          60
TEMP                49 46 43 49 68 76 78 72 63 59 55 57 73 80 81 76 67 63 61 62
DEWPT               33 34 37 42 46 43 44 47 46 47 48 50 53 50 50 50 52 55 55 57
MIN/MAX RH                   83          29          79          33          85
RH                  54 63 79 77 45 31 30 41 54 64 77 77 49 35 34 40 59 75 81 84
WIND DIR             S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             1  2  2  3  5  8  9  4  5  5  5  5  8 10 11  8 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST                                      16       18 23 24 18 20 21 21 20
CLOUDS              FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)            6 12 27  8 18 25 27 33 20 34 22 16 15 25 41 58 57 66 78 91
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  5  4  6 18 17 16  8  8  9  8 16 21 21 25 13            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR   
ADI                  2  3  2  7 84120121  4  4  4  4 25106156122 12            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  C  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4300      
STA PRES            29.39 29.40 29.39 29.31 29.32 29.35 29.37 29.28            


Date           05/06Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       82      58      73      41      71      49      74      50      78
TEMP          78 75 65 61 68 64 50 50 67 64 53 53 72 67 55 55 75 69
DEWPT         60 60 61 61 60 49 43 42 40 44 44 47 51 52 50 49 50 53
RH            54 60 87100 76 58 77 74 37 48 71 80 48 59 83 80 41 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           50      80      80      20       5      20      30      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM  O  O NM IS             IS IS SC IS         
TSTMS            IS SC SC IS SC                      IS            

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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