RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

NCZ006-170900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date           01/16/26      Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26            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
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                 30          53          32          39          19
TEMP                33 33 34 36 42 50 52 43 40 38 36 32 35 37 37 30 24 22 21 22
DEWPT               12 14 16 20 29 36 38 36 35 34 32 31 29 24 20 20 17 15 14 14
MIN/MAX RH                   53          46          93          50          76
RH                  41 45 47 52 60 58 59 76 82 85 85 96 78 59 50 66 74 74 74 71
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD             5  5  5  6  9  9  5  2  1  1  2  2  4  5  4  2  1  2  2  2
WIND GUST                       19 19                                          
CLOUDS              FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)            7 20 47 67 79 74 45 48 72 92 94 95 89 86 55  8  3  5  5  7
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  4  5  5 10            
POP 12HR                      5          20          50          50           5
RAIN                             S        S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C               
SNOW                                                  C  C  C                  
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD           9  9  9 11 12 16 12  4  3  3  2  2  4  3  8  3            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  6 13 20 36 37  2  2  2  1  3  9  9 21  2            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  1  1  4  5  5  6  6  4  3  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  E  D  D  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  G            
CEILING              None  None  2000  None  9400  9800  5200  None  None      
STA PRES            29.44 29.42 29.46 29.46 29.49 29.48 29.46 29.38            


Date           01/19Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26
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       45      15      35      16      47      30      54      28      47
TEMP          43 37 25 16 32 27 19 18 43 38 33 33 51 43 33 29 44 40
DEWPT         17 17  6 -3 -5  1  2  3 10 16 19 22 32 30 23 23 26 27
RH            35 44 44 42 19 32 47 51 25 40 56 63 48 60 66 78 49 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN                                               S  S        S  S
SNOW                                                        S      

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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