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FNUS71 KAKQ 251447
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD FIELD...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1047 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION, BRINGING MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES, BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS, AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TODAY. SHOWERS DEVELOP LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME WIDESPREAD
TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26219 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (31739 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................26 TO 27.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 90 80 80 90 90 89 91
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............60 62 64 65 65 64 63 62
RH..............65 65 63 65 66 67 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 14 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
ADI.............26 27 27 27 27 27 27 26
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.26 28 30 31 31 29 27 26
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
TO 17 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND
20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25184 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5405 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................5 TO 19.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........94 96 99 98 97 96 97 97 97 97 97 97
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 60 90 90 80 80 70 70 80 80 80 30
TEMP............61 59 57 57 56 56 56 55 55 53 52 51
RH..............75 80 90 90 93 93 90 93 90 93 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 12 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 18 18 18 18 15 14 14 19 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE E E NE N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 6 6 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 20
LVORI...........3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
ADI.............19 9 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 13 15 18
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.17 11 6 5 5 6 7 9 12 17 21 25
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28059 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (62904 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................23 TO 48.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........97 97 96 96 96 95 95 95 95 94 92 91
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30
TEMP............50 49 49 50 50 50 51 51 51 52 52 52
RH..............89 89 86 82 81 80 76 76 76 72 72 71
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 20 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20
LVORI...........5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............23 34 35 39 41 44 44 45 45 46 47 48
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.28 32 33 41 43 48 50 52 53 56 59 62
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...JOHN FIGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/25/26
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