RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

VAZ046-042000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                 88          64          88          64          89
TEMP          68 71 82 87 87 81 72 68 67 70 82 87 87 81 71 67 66 70 82 86 86 79
DEWPT         63 64 64 63 64 66 64 62 61 65 67 65 65 67 64 63 62 65 69 69 71 71
MAX/MIN RH                   46          85          47          89          57
RH            84 79 55 45 46 60 76 81 81 84 61 48 48 63 79 87 87 84 65 57 61 77
WIND DIR      NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE SE SE SE SE  E SE  S  S  S SE SE  E SE
WIND SPD       4  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  4  5  6  5
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)      4  0  1  6  4  7 14 32 15 21  4 14 18 13  5  9 14 12 34 51 57 76
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7  1  1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  2  2
T WIND DIR     N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE  E  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD     4 12  9  8  3  8  3  2  1  5  4  4  3  8  4  3  1  2  5  5  6  9
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI            2 14 33 55 26  4  2  1  1  6 21 36 29  4  2  2  1  2 27 25 14  6
MAX LVORI      5  4  1  1  2  3  4  5  6  4  2  1  2  3  4  5  7  5  3  2  2  4
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5000
STA PRES            29.43 29.39 29.41 29.44 29.46 29.41 29.41 29.41 29.42 29.35


Date          Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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       70      88      70      92      70      90      69      87
TEMP          72 73 86 81 73 74 89 81 73 74 87 79 72 73 85 79
DEWPT         70 72 75 74 71 72 74 74 72 72 74 74 71 73 73 74
RH            93 97 70 79 93 93 61 79 97 93 65 85 97100 67 85
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20      30      10      40      30      50      40      60
RAIN SHWRS    IS       SC          SC SC       SC SC IS IS NM
TSTMS         IS       SC          SC SC       SC SC       SC

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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