906
FNUS71 KAKQ 191238
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTIOCH PINES NAP UNITS 1&2...DCR - NH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
838 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY LEADING TO
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE
SOME DEGREE OF VARIABILITY IN THE WIND DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON,
GENERALLY FROM SSW TO SE. DRY CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
PREVAIL WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 35% EXPECTED.
STRONGER S-SSW WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 10-15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES,
GOOD MIXING, AND MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 35 TO 40%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 3
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (804 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (13454 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 16.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 30 12 12 12 12 14 15 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 43 48 50 52 54 56 56 56
RH..............67 59 48 44 41 37 36 38 38
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.7 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............1 2 3 5 7 11 13 15 16
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.0 1 2 3 6 8 10 12 13
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3
TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1035 MPH-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 TO 11.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........18 21 23 21 13 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 48 43 40 38 37
RH..............41 57 65 70 76 79
20 FT WIND......S 2 SE 2 SE 1 SE 1 S 1 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 3 2
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 300 300 300 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SE 3 SE 6 SE 7 S 5 S 3
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 4 4
ADI.............11 2 3 3 2 2
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 1 1 2 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND
24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1035 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110054 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 120 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 9 11 13 15 17 18 20 21 26 32 37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 37 43 50 56 60 63 64 65 66 66
RH..............82 85 82 70 60 52 46 42 41 40 39 41
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 8 11 13 15 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.4 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 9 13 15 17 18 20 22 24 24
LVORI...........5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 4 6 9 18 30 52 74 75 85 94 120
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 1 6 13 23 41 60 80 94 105 110
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...IYER
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/19/26
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