RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026

NCZ006-220900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
731 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026

Date           02/21/26      Sun 02/22/26            Mon 02/23/26            Tue
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                 41          47          28          44          24
TEMP                51 50 48 43 44 46 45 37 33 32 30 28 36 43 43 36 31 30 27 25
DEWPT               44 45 45 42 41 38 29 23 19 18 18 17 18 18 16 15 15 14 13 13
MIN/MAX RH                  100          50          62          33          62
RH                  77 83 89 96 89 73 53 56 56 56 60 63 47 36 33 42 51 51 55 60
WIND DIR            SE SE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  1  2  5  8 10 12 10 10  9 10  9 13 14 14  9  8  6  5  4
WIND GUST                             24 21 21 20 21 20 26 27 27 19 18         
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           92100100100 96 98 96 75 32 31 27 29 42 54 56 43 15 12 12 15
VSBY                10 10  8  6  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          60          10           5           0
RAIN                    C  D  L  C  C                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  5  1  2  2  2  2  5  6  7  1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           5  5  6 13 16 17 31 35 32 20 24 27 34 31 33 31            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             FR FR PR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  3  6 20 31 42 92 40 22 14 16 78140102114 35            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  5  4  3  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1            
STABILITY            F  F  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  D  D  D            
CEILING              6700  4800   400  2300  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.34 29.26 29.24 29.20 29.23 29.18 29.21 29.26            


Date           02/24Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
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       47      36      59      49      61      42      58      35      62
TEMP          42 39 38 38 55 53 52 50 59 56 50 43 54 49 41 36 59 52
DEWPT         13 17 20 23 29 34 41 45 48 47 44 39 35 33 33 33 38 39
RH            30 40 48 54 37 48 66 83 67 72 80 86 48 54 73 89 45 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      20      50      60      30      20      20
RAIN                                S  C        L  C  S     S  S   
RAIN SHWRS                               SC NM                     

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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