RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

NCZ006-242100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
731 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

Date             Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 47          35          58          46          62
TEMP                33 43 47 41 38 39 40 40 47 56 58 54 50 49 48 48 54 59 61 57
DEWPT               14 14 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 31 34 36 39 40 43 46 49 51 51 49
MAX/MIN RH                   27          53          38          92          69
RH                  45 30 27 37 46 48 50 55 45 38 40 50 66 71 83 93 83 75 70 75
WIND DIR            NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  5  5  3  5  8  9  8 10 10 10  5  4  2  3  4  5  9  9  5
WIND GUST                          19 20 19 20 21 20                      19   
CLOUDS              FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           10 37 36 69 80 92 95 95 90 82 71 66 65 66 83 92 90 91 90 88
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6  6  6  3
POP 12HR                      0          10           5          50          80
RAIN                                                        C  C  D  D  D  D  L
SPRINKLES                                SC                                    
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  2
T WIND DIR          NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          13 11 12  6 10 13 19 16 14 21 23  9 12  9  5  5  9 14 19 20
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 55 53 58  3  7 12 18 21 30 75 56  6  8  4  3  6 16 30 41 14
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  6  4  3  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  E  D  D  D  D  C  D  E  E  F  F  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None 10900  5900  5500  6900  5800  2600   500   400
STA PRES            29.49 29.37 29.31 29.23 29.23 29.20 29.29 29.35 29.34 29.23


Date          Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       41      57      37      64      41      67      34      48
TEMP          50 42 54 51 42 37 61 56 46 42 66 54 43 35 44 44
DEWPT         46 40 40 40 38 37 42 43 41 40 41 36 30 26 24 26
RH            86 93 59 66 86100 49 62 83 93 40 50 60 69 45 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      30      20      10       5       5      20      30
RAIN           L  C  C     S                          S  C  C
SNOW                                                        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