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FNUS71 KAKQ 081856
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW KENT FORESTRY CENTER...VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
256 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY. NE
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY, AVERAGING 4-7 MPH. AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH VALUES DROP TO BETWEEN 35-40 % THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5520 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (17825 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................3 TO 23.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........61 64 65 61 54 49 45 41 36 29 22 15
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 39 44 47 51 55 60 61 63 65 63
RH..............92 96 89 79 76 66 57 47 44 43 39 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.9 1.6 2.3 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 3 5
LVORI...........9 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............3 8 10 15 20 23 23 22 20 18 17 19
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.5 6 8 11 15 17 17 16 15 13 13 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO
3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14949 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1265 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................1 TO 19.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 10 8 5 6 6 7 7 8 10 12 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 59 52 49 47 45 44 42 41 40 40 39
RH..............43 49 63 74 79 86 89 96 100 100 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 8 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 9 9 9 8 7 5 3 3 2 3
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 5 6 6 8 10 8 8
ADI.............19 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.14 12 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1035 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (40940 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................1 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 52 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 22 26 19 12 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 40 41 47 53 59 63 67 72 73 73 74
RH..............92 96 100 83 71 60 52 45 37 35 35 34
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10
LVORI...........10 9 9 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
ADI.............1 2 2 5 10 17 23 29 36 42 49 52
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 1 1 3 7 13 17 22 28 33 38 40
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS GASTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609538.0/AKQ
.DELDT 04/08/26
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