608  
FNUS71 KAKQ 101211  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIELD 2...DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
811 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY  
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE BEFORE INCREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH  
OUT OF THE SSE BY THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES INLAND WILL BE BETWEEN 30 TO 40% WHILE  
CLOSER TO THE COAST RH VALUES WILL BE HIGH BETWEEN 40 TO 50% AS WINDS ARE COMING OFF THE  
COOL BAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (919 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (13339 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................2 TO 17.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 30 15 9 8 8 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 64 66 68 70 71 71  
RH..............62 54 48 43 41 41 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 8 11 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 3 5 6 6  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............2 3 5 8 11 14 17  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.0 2 3 5 8 11 13  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1839 MPH-FT).  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................2 TO 12.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........6 7 9 9 9 8 9 10 21 17 14 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............69 67 65 63 62 60 59 59 58 57 57 56  
RH..............44 49 52 56 60 64 67 69 75 80 77 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 6  
ADI.............12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 5 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2760 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (21160 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................4 TO 27.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........53 46 55 52 62 71 69 67 65 62 59 56  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............55 55 56 59 61 65 67 68 70 71 71 71  
RH..............86 90 86 87 84 73 68 68 63 61 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 9 9 10 13 15 16 17 16 16  
LVORI...........5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............4 8 8 9 10 11 11 19 27 27 25 23  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 3 3 4 5 6 10 15 21 20 19 18  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...THOMAS  
REQUESTED BY...TOD ADAMS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605296.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 03/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES_T_ADAMS@FWS.GOV  
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