RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

VAZ046-012000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1131 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

Date             Wed 05/01/24            Thu 05/02/24            Fri 05/03/24
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                 84          60          89          60          87
TEMP                   80 84 74 66 63 60 63 80 86 87 79 69 64 61 64 78 84 85 78
DEWPT                  55 54 56 56 55 55 57 57 55 54 58 57 56 56 58 59 58 58 60
MAX/MIN RH                   36          88          32          85          38
RH                     42 36 53 70 75 84 81 45 35 32 49 66 75 84 81 52 41 40 54
WIND DIR                N  W SE SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  S  S SW SW NW SE  S  S SE
WIND SPD                4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  5  5  4  4  5  6  6  6
CLOUDS                 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              34 15  6  7  0 10  8  2  3  3  9 36 26 43 29 38 55 59 68
VSBY                    7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
TSTMS                                                                        IS
LAL                     1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1   
HAINES                  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  4
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR              S SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  S  S  S  E
T WIND SPD              2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  2  2  2  3  2  5  6  9 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR VP             PR
ADI                    18 28  1  1  1  1  2 17 37 47  1  1  1  2  2 25 33 41 11
MAX LVORI               2  2  2  3  4  5  5  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  E  A  A  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5100
STA PRES                  29.25 29.28 29.30 29.32 29.26 29.29 29.31 29.33 29.30


Date          Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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       58      72      59      76      61      78      61      82
TEMP          62 60 68 67 61 60 72 71 62 62 77 73 63 64 79 77
DEWPT         57 57 60 60 59 60 62 62 60 60 61 62 61 61 64 64
RH            84 90 76 78 93100 71 73 93 93 58 68 93 90 60 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      70      60      20      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM IS       SC IS       IS
TSTMS         IS       SC SC    IS SC 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