RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

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

NCZ006-162100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
731 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date             Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26
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                 44          30          53          30          38
TEMP                30 41 44 37 34 31 32 34 42 50 53 45 39 37 34 31 35 37 38 30
DEWPT                8  5  5  9 11 12 15 19 29 35 36 34 33 32 29 28 25 22 18 19
MAX/MIN RH                   19          58          47          86          45
RH                  39 22 19 31 38 45 49 54 60 56 52 65 79 82 82 88 66 54 44 63
WIND DIR            SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD             4  9  9  4  5  5  5  6  8 10  6  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  4  1
WIND GUST                                   19                                 
CLOUDS              SC FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)           33 18  5 27 26 51 58 79 76 73 41 36 58 78 90 92 86 70 53 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  4  5  5 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          30          30          40
RAIN                                      C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C            
SNOW                                                              C  C  C  C   
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N NE  N SW SW
T WIND SPD           9 14 19  8  8  9  9 10 14 12  8  3  2  4  4  3  8  2  4  6
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 23 49 66  4  4  6  6 11 29 27 23  2  1  2  2  6 17  6 12  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  C  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  G
CEILING              None  None  None  7000  2300  None  7400  4000   700  None
STA PRES            29.44 29.41 29.45 29.43 29.48 29.50 29.53 29.51 29.49 29.38


Date          Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
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       19      45      15      36      17      47      29      55
TEMP          23 21 43 37 24 16 33 28 20 19 44 39 32 30 52 45
DEWPT         16 13 16 13  6 -1 -4  1  4  4 10 17 19 21 29 30
RH            74 71 33 37 45 46 20 30 49 51 24 40 58 69 41 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN                                                     S  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