624  
FNUS71 KAKQ 130958  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPP HUTCHINSON RX...FWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
558 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, GRADUALLY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS  
AFTERNOON. WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON, AVERAGING ~5 TO 8 MPH. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE HIGHER  
TODAY COMPARED TO THE PAST FEW DAYS DUE TO THE ONSHORE WIND. MIN  
RH THIS AFTERNOON ONLY FALLS TO AROUND 50%.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (17100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................7 TO 25.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 93 92 91 81 70 60 57 53 50  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 44 47 49 51 54 56 57 58 60  
RH..............100 94 88 83 76 70 64 62 59 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 9  
LVORI...........8 6 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
ADI.............7 9 15 20 21 21 20 21 23 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 6 10 13 14 14 14 15 16 17  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................3 TO 23.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........54 58 62 61 61 61 67 73 80 84 89 94  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............56 53 50 48 47 45 44 44 43 43 42 42  
RH..............64 69 77 83 83 89 93 89 93 93 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 7  
LVORI...........2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
ADI.............23 8 9 9 8 8 7 5 5 4 4 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 12 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO  
5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................3 TO 12.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 91 90 85 81 76 65 54 43 37 31 24  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 42 42 44 47 49 51 53 55 55 57 57  
RH..............93 93 93 89 79 77 71 69 64 64 59 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5  
LVORI...........6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2  
ADI.............3 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...BUTNER  
REQUESTED BY...F SIMMONS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2506291.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 03/13/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FRANK_SIMMONS@FWS.GOV  
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