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SPOT FORECAST FOR WANGO FIRE...MARYLAND DNR FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
656 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA TODAY. THE WIND WILL BE WEST AROUND
10 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THEN INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY
EARLY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. DRYING OUT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 30%. SUNNY AND DRY TUESDAY WITH LESS WIND
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 13
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
15 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2185 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (114539 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (130409
MPH-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 108 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 71 72 69 72 60 55 52 49 48 49
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 10 0
TEMP............43 45 48 51 54 55 56 56 56 55 55
RH..............67 68 60 52 46 43 40 38 35 34 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 12 16 19 22 23 25 25 25 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 2.3 3.8 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 7 12 15 17 18 20 21 22 22
LVORI...........3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 5 21 51 62 74 62 67 100 107 108
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 3 16 42 78 97 114 130 146 160 165
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR GD GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (103959 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3794 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................84 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 27 14 8 7 5 6 6 6 6 9 7
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 51 47 44 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34
RH..............32 33 35 41 46 48 50 52 54 56 59 64
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..11 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.19 13 11 11 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 14 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
ADI.............84 11 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.103 49 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7704 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (39790 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 48 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 7 6 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
WEATHER COV.....ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 34 36 41 45 49 52 54 55 57 58 57
RH..............66 64 59 46 38 31 29 27 26 25 26 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW W W W S S
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.6 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 15 20 30 36 40 36 35 37 41 47 48
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.7 11 15 23 28 31 29 27 29 32 37 39
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON WOLFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610506.4/AKQ
.DELDT 04/20/26
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