RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
308 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

NCZ006-162000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
308 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

Date             Sat 05/16/26            Sun 05/17/26            Mon 05/18/26
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                 86          62          92          65          94
TEMP          53 57 75 84 85 78 69 66 63 66 81 90 91 83 73 69 66 69 84 92 93 86
DEWPT         42 45 51 51 52 54 53 54 56 60 63 60 59 62 61 63 63 65 66 61 59 61
MAX/MIN RH                   31          83          34          93          32
RH            66 64 43 32 32 43 57 65 78 81 54 37 34 49 66 81 90 87 55 36 32 43
WIND DIR       S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       2  3  6  8  8  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  2  2  3  3  2  3  5  6  3
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     15 11 22 19 31 39 56 54 61 46 32 27 12 12 11 11  8  7  3  9  5  8
VSBY          10 10 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           0
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR     S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W SW  S  S
T WIND SPD     4  3 14 13 13  4  6  6  5 11 13  6  9 10  5  5  4  9 10  8  9  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  3 63 91 90  2  5  5  4 15 55 55 82  5  3  3  2 15 59 65 70  3
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  B  B  B  G  E  E  E  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.50 29.43 29.44 29.47 29.51 29.47 29.53 29.56 29.60 29.55


Date          Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26
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       65      94      67      94      66      81      57      72
TEMP          70 68 92 87 73 71 93 85 72 68 79 71 62 59 70 68
DEWPT         60 62 56 56 60 63 58 62 64 65 63 63 59 57 58 59
RH            71 81 30 35 64 76 31 46 76 90 58 76 90 93 66 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      30      70      60      50
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                              IS IS    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