RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

NCZ006-190800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
731 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

Date           10/18/26      Mon 10/19/26            Tue 10/20/26            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                 37          66          41          72          44
TEMP             49 44 42 40 40 56 65 66 52 48 45 44 44 63 70 70 56 51 49 46 45
DEWPT            35 35 34 33 32 38 37 41 41 40 38 36 34 42 43 48 45 45 45 44 44
MIN/MAX RH                   78          35          76          37          98
RH               58 70 73 76 73 51 35 40 66 74 76 73 68 46 38 45 66 80 86 93 96
WIND DIR         NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD          4  2  2  3  5  9  9  8  3  1  2  3  3  6  8  5  2  2  2  3  4
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  6  2  7  6  5  7  7  8 12
VSBY             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          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NE NE  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD        6  6  6  8  9 19 17 18  8  8  9  8  8 21 21 21  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  3  3  4 10 52 56 60  4  4  4  4  8 58 85 79  4            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  G  G  F  B  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.83 29.77 29.72 29.62 29.59 29.55 29.55 29.51            


Date           10/21Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26Sun 10/25/26
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       68      40      70      42      69      42      66      41      68
TEMP          67 57 45 42 69 58 46 45 68 56 47 43 64 55 46 42 67 57
DEWPT         50 46 43 42 48 44 41 43 52 49 45 42 47 46 43 42 49 49
RH            54 67 93100 47 59 83 93 57 77 93 96 54 72 89100 52 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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