RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

VAZ046-300900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

Date           01/29/25      Thu 01/30/25            Fri 01/31/25            Sat
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                 31          55          44          58          42
TEMP          63 51 41 36 31 33 44 52 55 48 47 46 46 46 50 55 57 55 52 49 45 43
DEWPT         23 22 22 22 22 23 25 25 26 28 35 38 39 43 48 52 53 52 48 44 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   73          32          92          76          90
RH            21 32 46 56 69 66 47 35 32 46 63 73 76 89 93 90 86 90 86 83 86 89
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD      11  8  5  4  3  3  4  5  5  5  8  8  6  8 10 12 12 10 10  8  6  5
WIND GUST     32 19                         19 18 18 18 24 25 24 24 23 20      
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW CL SC FW FW B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)      2  4  5  5 10  4 37 17 25 79 99 97 98 95 94 94 89 86 35 24 17 28
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          10          70          90          60
RAIN                                      C  L  L  L  L                        
RAIN SHWRS                                              NM  O  O NM IS         
LAL                                                                            
HAINES                                                                         
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W SW SW  W SW  S  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    29 10  6  4  3  3  6  9 11  4 10  5  8  9 17 16 19 16            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR FR PR PR   
ADI          121  7  3  2  2  4 17 31 34  3  9  5  5 10 20 28 28 14            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  5  4  4  5            
STABILITY      C  E  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  E  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  5600  4000   500   600  None      
STA PRES            29.34 29.46 29.57 29.49 29.47 29.30 29.19 29.07            


Date           02/01Sun 02/02/25Mon 02/03/25Tue 02/04/25Wed 02/05/25
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       55      30      48      40      65      42      58      35      53
TEMP          53 44 35 32 45 44 42 42 62 56 48 43 56 48 39 36 50 47
DEWPT         36 31 27 27 30 35 37 38 45 44 41 37 38 37 31 30 35 37
RH            52 60 72 81 55 70 82 86 54 64 77 79 51 65 73 79 56 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5      10

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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