RAWS Point Forecast - Caswell Game Lands, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

NCZ006-172000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

Date             Sat 10/17/26            Sun 10/18/26            Mon 10/19/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 56          38          58          39          63
TEMP                53 54 55 49 46 43 40 39 49 56 57 49 45 42 41 40 54 61 62 54
DEWPT               51 47 44 39 36 34 31 30 33 34 36 36 35 35 34 34 41 44 46 45
MAX/MIN RH                   65          72          43          81          54
RH                  93 77 66 68 68 70 70 70 54 43 45 61 68 76 76 79 61 53 56 71
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD            12 13 11  8  6  6  8  9 11 11 10  6  6  6  9 11 11 10  9  5
WIND GUST           24 25 21                21 21                      20 19   
CLOUDS              OV B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           90 67 48 15  6  3  1  2  1  2  3  5 13 14 26 21 20 32 35 39
VSBY                 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC                                                         
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD          29 25 23 11 12 12 11 11 19 20 18  9  8  8  8  9 19 20 21 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 64 68 88  8  6  6  8 15 58 74 65  4  4  4  5  7 57 69 74  5
MAX LVORI            4  4  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  C  E  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              1100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.52 29.62 29.75 29.81 29.89 29.83 29.83 29.79 29.76 29.65


Date          Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       42      70      45      68      44      68      46      71
TEMP          47 44 69 60 49 47 67 59 49 46 66 59 50 47 69 60
DEWPT         41 39 45 47 43 43 51 51 47 46 51 52 49 47 53 52
RH            79 82 42 62 80 86 56 75 93100 58 78 96100 57 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5

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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