RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

NCZ006-210900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

Date           02/20/26      Sat 02/21/26            Sun 02/22/26            Mon
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                 48          61          39          48          30
TEMP                55 53 52 50 54 58 60 53 49 47 45 40 44 46 46 40 35 34 31 30
DEWPT               32 33 33 36 39 40 39 40 41 42 41 40 41 37 31 24 21 20 19 19
MIN/MAX RH                   65          46         100          52          62
RH                  41 46 48 58 57 51 46 61 74 83 86100 89 71 55 52 56 56 61 63
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW SW  S  S  S  S  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             6  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  5  8 10 11 10 10  8  9  9
WIND GUST                                                     21    20 19 20 19
CLOUDS              SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           26 79 79 90 90 77 63 49 56 84 94 93 78 65 70 54 41 29 33 42
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  5  2 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          40          70          70          10
RAIN                       S  C  C  S  S        L  L  L  L  C  C               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  5  6  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W NW NW SW  S  S  S SW SW NE NE NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           9  5 11 11  8  3  5  3  4  2  4  3 17 21 24 14            
DISPERSION          PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR FR PR PR   
ADI                  4  3  5  9 12  7 15  2  2  1  2  6 35 66 80 17            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  9  4  3  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  9100  2000   600   600   500   500   800  None      
STA PRES            29.22 29.29 29.38 29.37 29.36 29.27 29.26 29.25            


Date           02/23Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26
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       44      25      48      32      59      47      61      38      56
TEMP          43 39 31 26 44 40 33 34 54 53 50 48 58 56 46 39 53 49
DEWPT         18 16 15 15 14 19 21 23 28 30 36 42 44 42 38 34 33 33
RH            36 39 51 62 29 42 61 64 36 41 58 80 59 59 73 82 46 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0      30      60      40      30
RAIN                                            C  L  C  C  C  C  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