RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

NCZ006-192100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

Date             Thu 02/19/26            Fri 02/20/26            Sat 02/21/26
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                 64          51          71          47          60
TEMP                57 62 64 60 58 54 51 51 61 68 71 64 59 55 50 48 54 58 60 54
DEWPT               56 57 57 57 56 52 50 51 53 52 45 39 36 35 35 36 38 40 41 42
MAX/MIN RH                   79         100          37          64          50
RH                  96 84 78 90 93 93 96100 75 57 39 40 42 47 56 63 54 51 49 64
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  E NE NE NE  S  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW SW  S
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  2  2  3  5  6 10 11  5  4  2  2  2  4  5  4  2
WIND GUST                                   17 20 23                           
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           89 90 81 69 73 76 88 85 87 66 44 41 46 46 64 91 84 76 60 44
VSBY                 5  7  9  9  7  5  4  4  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40          70          10          40
RAIN                 C  C  C                                      C  C  C  C  S
RAIN SHWRS                   SC       SC NM NM IS IS                           
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E SE  E  E NE NE  N  S  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  2  1  5  5  3  2 13 31 11 10  8  4  3  1 10  4  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  3  6  7  1  1  3  3  4  3 31127  8  7  4  2  4  1 18  9  1
MAX LVORI            6  5  4  7  8  6  8  9  4  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  4
STABILITY            C  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  C  E  E  F  F  B  C  D  D  F
CEILING               500   400  2300   400   300  None  None 16800  9100  1800
STA PRES            29.24 29.16 29.15 29.14 29.09 29.08 29.20 29.27 29.32 29.33


Date          Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26
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       42      49      30      45      27      49      28      55
TEMP          48 42 48 42 37 31 42 38 33 28 44 41 35 29 49 50
DEWPT         42 41 37 28 23 21 18 17 17 16 16 18 20 21 25 27
RH            80 96 65 57 56 66 37 42 51 60 32 39 54 72 39 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           40      60      10      10       0       0       0       5
RAIN           S  C  L  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