602
FNUS71 KAKQ 302108
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CFL...MD DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
508 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS WELL OFFSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY, WITH LOW PRESSURE
STAYING NORTH OF THE REGION. A WELL MIXED S TO SW FLOW WILL PREVAIL,
WITH BREEZY DAYTIME CONDITIONS AND MODERATE RH VALUES THAT WILL AVERAGE
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (86940 MPH-FT).
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................67 TO 72.
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10
TEMP............70 70
RH..............46 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 28
LVORI...........1 1
ADI.............72 67
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.87 86
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 23 MPH IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54164 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10120 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................63 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 9 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........44 42 39 39 39 39 42 46 49 49 50 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............68 67 64 62 62 62 62 61 60 60 60 59
RH..............49 52 58 62 62 62 62 65 69 69 72 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 15 16 19 20 20 20 21 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 17 14 14 15 17 17 18 18 17 17 17
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............63 20 9 9 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.54 27 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 30
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13569 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (93610 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................16 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 73 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 37 30 24 18 12 18 23 28 27 25 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 59 60 64 66 70 72 74 75 76 77 75
RH..............75 75 75 66 61 56 53 50 48 46 45 48
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 21 23 24 25 26 26 26 28 30 29
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............16 23 27 37 46 55 59 63 67 70 73 71
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.13 16 20 33 46 61 70 79 88 91 93 90
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN GALLIGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608603.0/AKQ
.DELDT 03/30/26
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