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FNUS71 KAKQ 301543
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR FURNACE TOWN - UNIT K RX...MARYLAND FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1143 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
CLOUDS LATE THIS MORNING SHOULD CLEAR SOME INTO THIS AFTERNOON,
ALLOWING TEMPS TO WARM IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. THIS WILL
LIKELY YIELD MIN RH VALUES BETWEEN 45 AND 50%, AND COULD BE LOCALLY
LOWER IF TEMPS ARE A BIT HIGHER. THERE IS ALSO A LOW CHANCE FOR A
BRIEF SHOWER OR SPRINKLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, BUT ANY RAINFALL
WOULD BE MINIMAL AND AMOUNTS NEGLIGIBLE. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25-30 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY.
MIN RHS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE A BIT MORE EACH DAY BETWEEN
45-50% WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE 80S BEGINNING TUESDAY.
OUTSIDE OF THE SPRINKLES TODAY, THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR A WETTING
RAIN UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHEN A FEW SHOWERS OR STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 31
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9200 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (90045 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................13 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 72 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 59 52 60 67 63 50 49 39 34 30 28
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10
TEMP............55 54 56 58 59 61 63 66 67 69 69 69
RH..............66 71 69 67 60 58 56 50 49 47 47 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 13 16 15 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 16 20 23 26 25 23 23 22 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 20 23 28 30 31 30 30 30 30 29
LVORI...........4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............13 19 15 35 49 61 66 70 72 72 72 67
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 12 15 30 47 66 76 83 89 90 88 82
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...WRAY
REQUESTED BY...LANCE S CARROLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608404.0/AKQ
.DELDT 03/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LANCE.CARROLL@MARYLAND.GOV
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