743
FNUS71 KAKQ 062156
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR FURNACE TOWN RX - UNIT K...MARYLAND FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
556 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME SOUTH AT AROUND 5 MPH BY LATE THIS
EVENING, WITH RH RECOVERY TO AROUND 75 PERCENT TONIGHT. MOSTLY
SUNNY, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY, WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH. RH VALUES
DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GOOD MIXING.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35880 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2300 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................44 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 36 44 52 60 68 69 70 70 61 51 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 54 52 51 50 50 50 49 48 48 48 46
RH..............42 45 50 56 63 66 68 71 74 74 74 76
20 FT WIND DIR..W S S S S S S S SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 6
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............44 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.35 13 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17
TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8049 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (119829 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 99 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 41 41 36 32 27 26 25 24 24 23 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 47 48 51 53 54 56 56 56 57 56 55
RH..............71 68 63 54 46 41 35 32 30 28 27 26
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 9 11 11 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 12 14 18 19 20 21 21 20 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.3 2.4 3.5 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 17 23 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 22 38 72 99 89 90 92 94 95 95 93
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 17 28 56 81 102 108 113 119 119 119 116
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84180 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6324 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................78 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 (%).........24 14 8 7 14 21 17 12 8 7 7 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 50 47 45 43 41 40 38 37 36 35 34
RH..............27 31 35 38 43 46 48 54 56 59 59 61
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 17 14 12 9 9 9 9 9 8 9
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............78 13 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.84 52 24 18 12 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
VENTRATE CAT....GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...IYER
REQUESTED BY...LANCE CARROLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/06/26
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