RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

NCZ006-300800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
201 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Date           04/29/26      Thu 04/30/26            Fri 05/01/26            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
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                 53          74          43          71          48
TEMP          73 71 64 60 55 56 66 72 72 64 54 48 44 47 60 68 71 65 57 55 51 49
DEWPT         62 63 62 57 53 52 50 44 41 39 37 37 36 38 38 37 38 40 41 43 44 46
MIN/MAX RH                   95          32          75          29          89
RH            68 76 93 90 93 86 56 37 33 40 52 65 73 71 44 32 30 40 55 64 77 89
WIND DIR      SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  S SW  S  S NW  N  N
WIND SPD       8  3  3  3  3  4  6  8  8  4  3  2  2  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS        B1 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)     64 83 50 55 72 72 28 20 15 27 15 33 52 65 34 36 51 75 74 89 88 91
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           5          40
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC                                                    SC SC NM
TSTMS         IS IS                                                            
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SE NW  N NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N SE  S SW  S            
T WIND SPD    12  3  1  5  5 11 16 10 12 11 10  9  5 10  2  4 10  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           40  2  1  3  3 12 81 73 96  5  5  4  3 12 12 33 78  3            
MAX LVORI      3  4  8  6  6  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  F  A  A  A  B  F            
CEILING        1100  None 15400  None  None  None  None  None  None 17900      
STA PRES      29.14 29.13 29.17 29.23 29.20 29.31 29.36 29.38 29.29            


Date           05/02Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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       62      38      69      42      77      53      82      52      83
TEMP          57 57 44 43 65 61 45 47 74 70 57 56 79 73 57 57 80 75
DEWPT         48 44 38 36 33 35 35 38 40 45 47 49 48 51 49 51 52 54
RH            72 62 79 76 30 38 68 71 29 41 69 77 34 46 75 80 38 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      20       0       0       5      10      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC IS                                             

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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