RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

VAZ046-220900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
731 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

Date           12/21/24      Sun 12/22/24            Mon 12/23/24            Tue
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                 19          36          18          39          25
TEMP                26 23 21 19 29 35 35 27 24 21 19 19 29 37 38 31 27 25 25 27
DEWPT               13 13 13 12 13 11 10 11 11 11 11 12 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 19
MIN/MAX RH                   74          34          74          37          71
RH                  57 65 71 74 51 36 35 50 57 65 70 74 53 40 38 53 63 68 71 71
WIND DIR             N  N NE NE NE  N NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             4  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  5  4  2  4  5  5  5
CLOUDS              SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           28 16 18 13  4  4  2  9  4  5 10  2  2  4  3  3  5 14 35 51
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
LAL                  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1               
HAINES               4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD          11  9  6  5  6  3  3  6  5  4  1  1  4  6  8  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                  5  4  3  6 24 16 14  3  3  2  1  1 10 21 17  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.61 29.66 29.73 29.73 29.80 29.82 29.83 29.74            


Date           12/24Wed 12/25/24Thu 12/26/24Fri 12/27/24Sat 12/28/24
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       50      30      46      31      46      34      48      39      51
TEMP          48 41 33 30 44 40 34 31 44 40 36 35 46 43 40 39 49 46
DEWPT         31 32 32 30 35 34 32 31 36 35 33 34 37 37 36 36 40 40
RH            51 70 96100 70 79 92100 73 82 89 96 71 79 85 89 71 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       5      10      20      20      20      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                          IS IS       IS                  

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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