RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

NCZ006-160800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

Date           05/15/26      Sat 05/16/26            Sun 05/17/26            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                 50          86          62          93          65
TEMP          75 68 57 54 51 57 75 84 86 79 70 67 63 66 81 91 92 84 72 69 65 69
DEWPT         39 44 44 43 43 47 50 50 52 54 53 54 56 59 61 58 59 62 61 61 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                   76          31          82          32          90
RH            27 42 62 66 74 69 41 31 31 42 55 63 78 78 51 33 33 48 68 76 90 81
WIND DIR       W  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD       5  1  1  2  2  3  8  9  9  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  1  2  3  2  2
WIND GUST                                   14 14                              
CLOUDS        FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     10  0 10  8  8 26 13 11 35 41 30 43 56 41 36 17 18 21 16 14  5  7
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD     8  2  3  4  4  4 14 13 17  6  6  5  5  9  9  4  9  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           60  1  2  2  2  4 62 85110  5  3  4  4 12 37 38 83  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  E  F  E  E  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.45 29.49 29.51 29.43 29.44 29.46 29.52 29.50            


Date           05/18Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26
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       94      64      92      67      92      65      79      58      77
TEMP          92 88 71 67 90 86 72 70 91 83 70 67 78 72 62 60 75 72
DEWPT         60 60 60 62 57 57 61 64 60 62 63 63 60 62 59 57 58 59
RH            34 39 68 84 33 37 68 81 36 49 78 87 54 71 90 90 55 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      30      40      60      50      50
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    SC IS    IS SC          SC

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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