RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

VAZ046-220800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

Date           05/20/25      Wed 05/21/25            Thu 05/22/25            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 58          70          55          74          51
TEMP                      60 59 62 66 69 66 60 57 55 59 70 74 72 66 58 53 51 54
DEWPT                     58 58 60 61 60 60 58 55 53 54 53 51 49 49 47 47 45 47
MIN/MAX RH                   96          73          93          44          82
RH                        93 96 93 84 73 81 93 93 93 83 55 44 44 54 67 80 80 77
WIND DIR                   E  E NE NE NE  N  N  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   6  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  5  8 11 13 12  9  8  6  6  9
WIND GUST                                               21 25 24               
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)                100 92 89 85 84 73 48 45 33 28 29 35 32 37 35 16 12  4
VSBY                       5  5  7  7  8  9  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          70          20          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                EC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS               
TSTMS                     IS          SC IS IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT                    1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR                SE  E SE NE NE  N NE  S SW SW  W  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD                 9 11  9  4  8  6  5  2  5  5 27 24 24  4            
DISPERSION                PR             PR VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        8 10 10  9 19  5  4  2  3 18121117120  3            
MAX LVORI                  8  8  5  4  3  4  6  7  6  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY                  D  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  F  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING                     200   100   500  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.11 29.05 29.05 29.11 29.12 29.14 29.10            


Date           05/23Sat 05/24/25Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       69      48      73      49      69      56      74      58      71
TEMP          69 62 49 51 70 66 52 53 68 65 58 58 72 70 60 59 70 68
DEWPT         43 41 40 43 44 46 44 47 52 54 53 54 58 58 56 57 60 58
RH            39 46 71 74 39 48 74 80 57 68 83 86 61 66 87 93 71 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5      10      30      40      40      60      50
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC
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