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FNUS71 KAKQ 190848
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE MARSH...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
448 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DESPITE ONSHORE FLOW WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE 40-45% RANGE. THE WIND IS
EXPECTED TO BE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON, AND TREND MORE TO THE EAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2
PM THIS AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4485 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (18285 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3 TO 23.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 45 36 26 15 5 5 6 6 9 13 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 38 39 42 45 48 49 49 49 50 49 48
RH..............76 79 76 65 55 47 44 44 44 42 44 47
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 11 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6
LVORI...........4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............3 8 8 13 18 23 21 18 15 14 12 11
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 4 5 9 14 18 16 14 12 10 9 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (919 MPH-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 TO 9.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........16 16 16 15 14 12 12 11 11 10 8 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 44 43 43 43 43 43 42 42 42 42 42
RH..............51 62 70 73 73 76 76 82 82 82 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
ADI.............9 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.6 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1035 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (22885 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 TO 30.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 6 5 4 4 4 7 9 12 13 15 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 42 43 47 50 54 56 57 57 57 56 55
RH..............86 89 86 74 66 57 53 49 49 51 53 57
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 13 12 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 7 9 12 14 15 16 17 17
LVORI...........5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............2 5 6 7 8 11 16 23 29 30 30 28
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 1 3 5 8 12 17 22 22 22 21
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606425.0/AKQ
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHAWN_TURNER@FWS.GOV
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