RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

NCZ006-162100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

Date             Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26            Wed 02/18/26
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                 58          36          64          48          67
TEMP                46 54 57 50 42 38 36 38 49 61 64 57 52 51 51 51 58 65 66 63
DEWPT               42 41 40 40 37 37 36 37 43 46 44 43 42 43 46 48 52 51 50 51
MAX/MIN RH                   52          99          48          88          56
RH                  86 61 53 68 82 96100 96 80 58 48 59 69 74 83 89 80 60 56 65
WIND DIR            NE  N NE  E  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             6  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  4  5  5  2  4  5  6  8 11 12 11  6
WIND GUST                                                        18 23 26 23 17
CLOUDS              B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           72 40 11  8  6 15 46 54 55 51 65 81 71 91 88 91 91 88 90 92
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  9  9  2  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1  1  1  3  4  3  1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  E SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          20 10  4  3  3  4  4  5  6  8 10  5  6  8 10 14 29 28 20  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR
ADI                 39 34 14  2  2  2  2  6 10 23 34  3  5  5  7 24 76 78 51  6
MAX LVORI            4  1  2  3  5  6  9  8  4  2  1  3  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              1700  None  None  None  None 17000 18300  7100  1200  1100
STA PRES            29.44 29.49 29.55 29.56 29.59 29.50 29.46 29.36 29.30 29.26


Date          Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26
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       51      70      53      70      48      61      37      55
TEMP          57 52 68 64 56 54 66 63 55 49 59 54 45 39 52 47
DEWPT         52 50 53 52 52 52 52 47 45 45 43 37 34 31 28 26
RH            83 93 59 65 86 93 61 56 69 86 55 52 65 73 39 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      30      40      50      30      50      40      50
RAIN                          C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
RAIN SHWRS          SC 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