RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

VAZ046-172000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1031 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                 95          71          87          66          86
TEMP                88 93 90 80 75 73 73 74 82 83 82 78 72 70 68 70 78 83 84 78
DEWPT               72 71 72 74 72 71 71 71 70 69 69 70 69 67 63 62 62 64 65 67
MAX/MIN RH                   48          97          63          90          51
RH                  59 49 56 82 90 93 93 90 67 63 65 76 90 90 84 76 58 53 53 69
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE  N  E  N  N  N NE NE NE  E SE
WIND SPD             6  9  9  8  5  4  4  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  4  5  5  5  4  3
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           54 53 63 81 73 72 63 67 68 85 69 71 78 72 70 56 62 55 61 50
VSBY                 7  7  6  5  9  6  7  7 10 10 10  6                        
POP 12HR                     70          50          50          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS                     
TSTMS                     SC SC SC SC          SC SC                           
LAL                  1  1  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1   
HAINES               4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4
MIX HGT              4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW  S  S SW SW  N  N  N  W  N  N  N NE  N NE  E SE  S
T WIND SPD           9 10 12 13 19 11  3  4  6  4  4  8  4  4  6 13 11  2  3  2
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 46 50 50 12 13  8  2  5 21 17 13  4  2  2  5 17 37 10 14  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  4  5  6  8  6  3  2  2  4  6  6  5  3  1  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  D  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    3900   300  3100  8300  4400  3000  3900  3500  3700
STA PRES                  29.16 29.18 29.20 29.26 29.25 29.32 29.38 29.43 29.39


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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       67      83      68      89      68      88      69      87
TEMP          70 71 80 77 70 71 87 80 71 72 86 79 72 72 84 80
DEWPT         67 68 69 71 69 70 69 71 70 70 70 72 70 71 71 72
RH            90 90 69 82 97 97 55 74 97 93 59 79 93 97 65 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20      40      30      40      30      60      50      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC       SC SC IS IS NM SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                  SC SC       SC SC       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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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