737
FNUS71 KAKQ 130934
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG WOODS STATE FOREST...VDOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
534 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING, BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A LIGHT NORTH WIND BECOMES NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON
(WIND SPEEDS ~5 TO 8 MPH). INCREASING HUMIDITY TODAY DUE TO THE
ONSHORE WIND, MIN RH ONLY DROPS TO ~45% BY THIS AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (16400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................2 TO 24.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 66 80 81 81 82 71 61 50 49 47 46
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 41 41 45 49 53 57 60 64 66 67 68
RH..............96 96 96 86 80 71 64 58 52 48 47 45
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N N N N N N N N N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8
LVORI...........8 7 7 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............2 5 6 6 7 9 11 13 16 18 20 24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 2 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 16
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................5 TO 20.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........50 55 59 63 67 71 72 73 74 79 84 90
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............64 59 54 52 50 48 47 47 46 45 44 43
RH..............52 62 74 80 83 89 89 89 89 93 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 13
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 8
ADI.............20 7 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 10 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................8 TO 18.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........90 90 72 54 36 31
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 44 49 53 58 59
RH..............100 93 80 71 62 60
20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 3 NE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 1500 1900 2200 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 NE 10 NE 9 NE 8 E 7 E 6
LVORI...........8 5 3 3 2 2
ADI.............8 14 17 18 18 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 9 11 12 12 10
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...BUTNER
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS GASTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506157.0/AKQ
.DELDT 03/13/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DENNIS.GASTON@DOF.VIRGINIA.GOV
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