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FNUS71 KAKQ 182224
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTIOCH PINES NAP UNITS 1&2...DCR - NH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
624 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT, WITH
RH VALUES REBOUNDING TO NEAR 85% OVERNIGHT. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH SOUTH WINDS OF
5 MPH, OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 10 MPH. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL
TO ~35% THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GOOD MIXING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (690 MPH-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM
SKY (%).........15 19 21 12 15 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 37 34 33 31 30
RH..............50 61 69 75 81 88
20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 1 N 0 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 5 3 2 2
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 600 400 400 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 E 6 E 5 E 3 SE 2 SE 2
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 6 6
ADI.............2 2 2 1 1 1
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 3 1 1 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
1 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (345 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (31394 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 TO 38.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 3 4 2 5 11 15 24 37 47 51 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 31 32 38 42 47 49 52 54 55 55 56
RH..............85 88 85 67 57 47 45 41 39 39 39 39
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N SE SE SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8
LVORI...........6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
ADI.............1 1 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 29 35 38
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.0 0 0 1 3 6 9 12 17 23 29 31
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18515 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1035 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 TO 24.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........54 50 47 38 24 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 50 42 40 39 37
RH..............44 53 67 73 76 82
20 FT WIND......S 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 3 3 2
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 500 400 400 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SE 3 SE 6 SE 7 S 5 S 3
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 4 5
ADI.............24 2 3 3 2 2
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.18 1 2 2 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14
TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1150 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (70610 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 83 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........12 17 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............36 49 64
RH..............85 63 41
20 FT WIND......N 0G2 S 1G5 S 4G8
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 4200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 S 7 SW 12
LVORI...........5 2 1
ADI.............2 13 56
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 10 47
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR
FORECASTER...BARNHARDT
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/18/26
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