RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

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

NCZ006-190900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
431 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

Date           02/18/26      Thu 02/19/26            Fri 02/20/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 55          63          55          74          48
TEMP             63 60 58 56 55 58 61 62 60 59 56 55 57 62 70 74 67 58 54 51 48
DEWPT            51 52 53 54 54 57 58 58 57 56 55 54 56 59 58 50 44 40 39 39 40
MIN/MAX RH                   98          84          96          42          73
RH               65 75 83 93 96 96 90 87 90 90 96 96 96 90 66 43 43 51 57 63 74
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW  S SE SE SE  E  N  E SE SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD          4  3  2  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  3  4  6  9  9  5  4  3  2  2
WIND GUST                                                  19 20               
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        95 94 89 90 83 86 92 89 89 76 77 83 85 90 74 59 56 55 61 78 86
VSBY              7  7  7  7  1  1  6  6  6  6  6  5  3  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          40          50          70          20
RAIN              S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  S  S        S  S  C
Obvis                        PF PF                                             
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SE  N NE NE SE SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD        8  6  5  4  2  3  8  4  2  1  6  4  2  2 17 18  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI               5  3  3  2  2  3 14  7  1  1  3  2  3  3 31 56  6            
MAX LVORI         3  4  5  6  8  9  5  4  6  7  8  8  8  6  3  1  2            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              2800   700   500   400  2300   400   300  1900  7500      
STA PRES            29.23 29.23 29.24 29.17 29.16 29.16 29.11 29.09            


Date           02/21Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       63      40      51      30      47      26      49      29      55
TEMP          58 56 47 41 48 42 35 31 45 40 32 26 46 41 32 31 52 50
DEWPT         42 39 36 35 32 24 22 20 18 16 17 17 16 19 21 23 26 28
RH            55 53 65 79 54 48 59 63 33 37 53 68 29 41 63 72 36 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      40      40      10      10       0       0       0      10
RAIN           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