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FNUS71 KAKQ 081325
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAYTON/RITTER BURN...TL BAIN LLLP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
925 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON, BRINGING NE WINDS AND DRY, COOL CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH VALUES DROP TO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. DIMINISHING
WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE, WITH LIGHT WINDS, COLD TEMPERATURES AND
AND HIGH RH OVERNIGHT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16445 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69115 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 84 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2 7 11 16 16 17 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 50 52 53 54 54 54 53
RH..............46 41 38 38 36 36 36 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 10 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 16 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 20 17 16 15 15 15 15
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............76 84 77 80 60 73 70 66
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.67 69 63 59 60 57 54 49
VENTRATE CAT....FR GD FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (32084 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5175 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................49 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 (%).........16 17 17 23 28 33 39 45 51 54 56 59
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 48 45 43 41 40 39 39 38 38 37 36
RH..............42 51 60 67 76 82 85 85 89 92 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 11 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 10 10
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7
ADI.............49 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.32 16 5 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6554 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (25644 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................5 TO 33.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........61 63 64 56 49 45 42 38 34 24 20 16
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 38 42 46 51 55 58 60 62 63 63 62
RH..............100 100 89 76 66 57 51 47 44 43 43 44
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 7 7
LVORI...........7 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
ADI.............5 10 10 17 25 32 33 32 33 30 29 29
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.6 7 7 13 19 24 25 25 25 23 22 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM DUNN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609554.0/AKQ
.DELDT 04/08/26
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