RAWS Point Forecast - Appomattox Court House, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

VAZ046-010800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
831 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025

Date           04/30/25      Thu 05/01/25            Fri 05/02/25            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                 62          85          65          86          63
TEMP                70 67 65 67 76 81 84 77 72 68 66 67 78 83 85 79 71 66 64 65
DEWPT               61 61 60 61 64 63 60 58 57 58 58 59 61 59 59 58 59 60 59 60
MIN/MAX RH                   90          44          78          41          87
RH                  73 81 84 81 66 54 44 52 59 70 75 75 56 44 41 49 66 81 84 84
WIND DIR             E  E NE NE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  5 10 11  6  8  9 10 10 10 11 10  6  5  5  5  6
WIND GUST                                17    20 20 21 21 21 20 17            
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           60 78 85 80 56 65 49 46 62 57 61 45 36 40 43 51 47 41 48 62
VSBY                10  9  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          30          20          40          30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS SC IS IS             SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                           IS IS SC IS IS             SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E NE  E  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD          10  6  5  5  4 13 16  9  8  8  6 12 13 11 13  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  5  3  3  6 12 61 75  6  7  7  6 19 64 52 91  6            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  B  B  C  B  E            
CEILING              5100   400   400  None 12900  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.34 29.35 29.35 29.25 29.24 29.25 29.27 29.21            


Date           05/03Sun 05/04/25Mon 05/05/25Tue 05/06/25Wed 05/07/25
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       77      53      72      52      72      51      74      53      78
TEMP          76 68 58 57 71 67 56 56 71 66 55 56 73 68 57 58 77 72
DEWPT         59 56 53 52 52 50 50 51 53 52 50 51 55 53 51 52 55 55
RH            56 65 83 83 51 54 80 83 53 61 83 83 53 59 80 80 47 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      50      50      40      50      40      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS            IS SC IS 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

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