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FNUS71 KAKQ 130157
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAMP RD FIRE...MARYLAND FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
957 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
AND INTO THURSDAY, WITH GENERALLY LIGHT (5-15 MPH) EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. PATCHY FOG OR DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT,
SLOWLY DISSIPATING AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY. THURSDAY WILL BE MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH LIMITED MIXING AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND
60%.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................2 TO 6.
TIME (EDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 47 61 75 90 90 91 92
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 45 43 43 43 44 44 43
RH..............73 76 93 96 96 96 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 7 7 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 8 9 9 9 9
LVORI...........3 4 6 7 6 6 6 8
ADI.............2 2 4 5 6 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 1 2 2 3 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG LATE IN
THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (15600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................6 TO 23.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........92 92 92 92 91 90 86 83 79 78 77 76
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 42 43 46 49 51 54 56 58 58 59 58
RH..............100 100 100 89 83 77 69 66 62 62 57 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 11 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 10 12 10 10 10 10 12 13
LVORI...........8 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
ADI.............6 9 10 11 14 17 18 17 22 23 23 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 4 6 10 13 14 15 15 15 16 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................6 TO 18.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........76 78 83 88 92 97
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............56 48 46 45 45 44
RH..............62 80 83 86 86 86
20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 600 600 600 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 13 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 NE 10 NE 9
LVORI...........2 4 4 4 4 4
ADI.............18 10 10 8 7 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 6 6 5 5 4
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...WRAY
REQUESTED BY...LANCE CARROLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2506264.0/AKQ
.DELDT 03/12/25
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