RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 10 2025

VAZ046-110800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 10 2025

Date           09/10/25      Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat
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                 57          80          55          81          54
TEMP             66 59 59 58 60 72 77 78 68 62 59 58 59 74 79 78 67 61 57 55 57
DEWPT            60 59 58 58 59 61 58 58 62 60 59 58 57 58 57 56 57 56 55 54 55
MIN/MAX RH                  100          50         100          44         100
RH               81100 96100 96 68 52 50 81 93100100 93 57 47 47 70 84 93 96 93
WIND DIR         NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  N NW NW
WIND SPD          4  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        53 61 70 90 79 55 37 27 27 24 27 18 11  9 31 16 10  6  6  4  1
VSBY             10  9  5  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           5           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR       NE  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  W NW NW NW  N  N NE NE            
T WIND SPD        9  8  3  1  2 12  5  6  8  1  2  3  2 12 10  9  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  4  2  1  2 41 32 32  4  1  1  2  2 62 73 69  1            
MAX LVORI         4  9 10 10 10  1  1  1  5  9 10 10  8  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              3500  3500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.43 29.43 29.45 29.41 29.44 29.45 29.48 29.44            


Date           09/13Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
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       81      56      85      60      84      57      81      57      81
TEMP          79 68 59 58 83 73 64 62 82 71 60 59 79 69 60 59 79 70
DEWPT         57 58 56 56 59 60 58 60 61 61 57 57 60 60 58 58 60 60
RH            47 70 90 93 44 64 81 93 49 71 90 93 52 73 93 96 52 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       0       5       0       5

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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