875  
FNUS71 KAKQ 021153  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTIOCH PINES 8910...DCR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
753 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MILD WITH S TO SW WINDS THROUGH MIDDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT  
SLOWLY DROPS SOUTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WHICH WILL  
SHIFT WINDS TO THE SE TO S. GUSTS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 15 MPH POSSIBLE. MIN RH VALUES  
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 45 TO 50% THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOME S TO SW  
ON FRIDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS. THE NEXT CHANCE  
FOR A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS ON SUNDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13569 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72105 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................18 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 83 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........26 29 32 34 29 23 17 17 18 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............65 69 72 75 78 80 82 82 82 82  
RH..............87 76 71 64 58 54 51 49 49 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.3 4.6 4.9 5.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 18 17 15 14 14 14 14  
LVORI...........4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............18 31 45 57 65 68 70 75 81 83  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.13 23 34 45 52 56 58 63 69 72  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 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.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41515 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2875 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................50 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........15 11 6 5 9 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 75 70 66 64 63  
RH..............47 55 66 78 87 90  
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 12 12 12 11  
MIX HGT (FT)....3700 600 600 600 500 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 6 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 10  
LVORI...........1 3 3 4 6 6  
ADI.............50 3 2 3 3 5  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.41 3 3 3 3 6  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8740 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103384 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 80 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........41 34 27 23 13 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 63 70 77 81 82  
RH..............93 90 73 56 46 43  
20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 13 14 15 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 800 2500 4000 5200 5700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 S 15 SW 18 SW 20 SW 17 SW 17  
LVORI...........6 5 3 1 1 1  
ADI.............8 15 58 71 72 78  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 11 45 76 89 101  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD  
 
 
FORECASTER...BARNHARDT  
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA WILSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608854.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 04/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL REBECCA.WILSON@DCR.VIRGINIA.GOV  
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