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FNUS71 KAKQ 221345
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT CASTLE...VDOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
945 AM EDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SW WINDS
BECOME W THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NOT EXPECTING MUCH MEASURABLE PRECIP FROM
THIS ACTIVITY. INCREASED CLOUDS WILL REDUCE MIXING AND WIND GUSTS BY
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH MIN RH VALUES AROUND 35%.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 26
TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35650 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (139035 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP............65 72 74 76 79 77 77 77
RH..............46 39 37 36 34 36 37 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 11 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 18 18 20 18 18 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.0 3.9 4.9 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 22 24 26 28 28
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.35 48 72 103 138 139 131 113
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD GD
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...BRYANT BAYS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611314.0/AKQ
.DELDT 04/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KBIDWELL@CUMBERLANDESTATE.COM
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