RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

VAZ046-012000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

Date             Tue 04/01/25            Wed 04/02/25            Thu 04/03/25
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                 66          42          65          59          83
TEMP             47 55 62 65 58 51 47 44 44 56 61 65 63 62 61 60 63 73 78 82 78
DEWPT            38 35 35 34 34 34 33 34 35 37 40 45 48 53 56 59 61 64 64 63 61
MAX/MIN RH                   32          71          46         100          53
RH               71 47 36 31 40 52 58 68 70 49 46 48 58 72 84 96 93 73 62 53 56
WIND DIR         NW  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          5  5  4  3  4  5  5  3  4  5  9  9  5  8 10 11 12 13 14 14 10
WIND GUST        16                                     19 24 24 25 27 28 26 21
CLOUDS           CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)         0 14  1  1 15  7  6 37 87 63 60 60 77 78 78 94 92 79 65 53 53
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          30          30
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS SC SC SC       IS IS
MIX HGT          <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD       16 10  6  2  9  6  5  9 11 12  9 11  1  9  8  8  8 19 24 28 10
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR VP             PR PR FR FR             FR
ADI              21 43 38 14  4  3  3  4 13 26 22 27  1  8  7  7  9 38 61 71  9
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  2800  2800  1600   500   500  None
STA PRES            29.36 29.39 29.52 29.59 29.61 29.56 29.52 29.48 29.50 29.46


Date          Fri 04/04/25Sat 04/05/25Sun 04/06/25Mon 04/07/25
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      86      61      83      66      82      54      67
TEMP          71 70 82 78 68 65 79 77 70 68 79 73 62 56 64 57
DEWPT         62 62 63 61 58 56 61 58 56 58 59 54 52 45 39 30
RH            73 76 53 56 70 73 54 52 61 70 50 51 70 66 40 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           20      50      50      30      20      60      60      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC       IS SC NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS                  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

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