RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

NCZ006-202100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
101 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

Date             Fri 02/20/26            Sat 02/21/26            Sun 02/22/26
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                 72          48          61          42          46
TEMP                      71 62 57 54 51 49 53 56 60 53 49 46 45 43 43 45 44 41
DEWPT                     45 37 33 32 33 36 40 40 40 41 41 40 40 39 39 35 29 24
MAX/MIN RH                   36          61          47          88          52
RH                        39 39 40 43 50 61 61 55 47 64 74 79 82 86 86 68 55 50
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W NW  W NW  W SE  S  E NE  N  N  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD                  12  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  4  6  9 13 13 12
WIND GUST                 23 17                                                
CLOUDS                    CL FW SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                  0 12 27 86 78 91 90 70 59 47 42 75 90 94 76 63 63 51
VSBY                      10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          10          30          70          70
RAIN                                   S  C  C  S  S        C  L  L  C  C  S   
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT                    6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  5  2
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SE NE  N NE NE  N  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                34 12 10  5  9 16  1  3  3  3  5  4  3  8  8 18 20  9
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                      156  8  5  3  6 12  2  7  9  2  3  2  2 13 19 54 64 12
MAX LVORI                  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  4  4  5  4  4  1  1  2
STABILITY                  C  E  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None 10200  3800  None  None  3400   500   500
STA PRES                  29.11 29.23 29.32 29.36 29.36 29.38 29.32 29.34 29.32


Date          Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26
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       30      46      26      47      31      55      44      61
TEMP          35 31 43 39 32 27 45 40 32 33 52 52 48 46 58 55
DEWPT         21 19 18 16 17 16 16 18 19 22 25 28 33 40 43 40
RH            56 61 36 39 53 63 31 41 58 63 35 39 56 79 57 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR           10       5       0       0       0       0      40      40
RAIN                                               S  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