248  
FNUS71 KAKQ 241247  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 4KM LAND & TIMBER...SEVA PBA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
847 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND SETTLES OFFSHORE  
BY THURSDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY AND WELL MIXED WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMUM RH  
VALUES OF 25-30%. A LIGHT SE WIND OF 5 MPH OR LESS IN THE MORNING  
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME S 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER AND  
PARTLY CLOUDY THURSDAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 40%. BREEZIER  
THURSDAY WITH A SW WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2875 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (94070 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 109 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........54 50 45 40 36 31 29 26 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 45 51 55 58 61 63 64 64  
RH..............67 55 44 38 33 29 29 29 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..N SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 5 6 7 9 9 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.7 5.1 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20  
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 11 21 31 42 55 82 107 109  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 8 16 25 34 45 70 93 94  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57269 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (345 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................70 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........32 39 47 46 46 45 45 45 45 47 50 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 59 56 53 51 49 49 49 49 49 49 49  
RH..............36 42 51 61 71 80 83 86 86 86 89 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 7 8 9 9 11 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 12 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 10 9 8  
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6  
ADI.............70 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.57 20 3 0 1 4 6 6 5 4 4 3  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4024 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (112009 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 120 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 47 45 43 41 39 39 38 38 38 39 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 48 50 54 59 64 68 71 73 75 76 75  
RH..............93 93 86 77 67 58 51 47 44 41 43 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.9 4.5 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 16 18 21 22 22 21 20 22 24 25  
LVORI...........6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 14 17 28 47 63 68 70 77 103 120 120  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 5 10 21 36 49 54 55 62 85 110 112  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD  
 

 
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