RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ006-090800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date           05/08/26      Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon
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                 49          78          54          85          56
TEMP                54 53 51 54 68 75 78 73 62 59 55 59 76 83 84 77 66 62 58 61
DEWPT               44 43 45 51 58 57 56 59 58 57 55 57 59 55 54 58 57 58 58 59
MIN/MAX RH                   89          48         100          35         100
RH                  69 69 80 90 70 54 47 62 87 93100 93 56 38 36 52 73 87100 93
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  N  N SW  S  S  S SW SW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  3  3  6  8  8  2  2  1  1  0  0  3  4  2  1  1  1  3
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           35 48 34 47 51 52 29 45 50 63 77 42 23 21 26 32 27 57 68 84
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           0          40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS                            SC SC  O
TSTMS                                                                  IS      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           4  4  6 12 18 16 19  4  3  3  2  2  3  8 12  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  3 17 66 70120  2  2  2  1  2 14 69101  3            
MAX LVORI            3  3  5  4  3  1  1  3  5  7 10  6  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  F  G  A  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 26300  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.32 29.30 29.29 29.21 29.28 29.34 29.36 29.28            


Date           05/11Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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       71      43      70      47      75      50      75      49      78
TEMP          68 62 48 47 67 64 51 52 72 69 56 54 72 68 53 53 75 71
DEWPT         56 52 47 43 39 42 42 45 51 54 52 51 49 49 46 48 49 50
RH            65 70 96 86 36 45 71 77 48 59 86 90 44 51 77 83 40 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR           80      20       0       5      50      50      20       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O NM IS                IS SC SC       IS            
TSTMS            IS                      SC IS       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