827  
FNUS71 KAKQ 201049  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR ISLAND RX FIRE...SEVA PBA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
649 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MILD, BREEZY, AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH  
VALUES AROUND 35% THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH  
THIS MORNING, THEN INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT WITH ONLY A  
FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL EXPECTED. DRY WEATHER  
RETURNS ON SATURDAY BUT WITH N-NNW WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. MINIMUM RH  
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 35-40% WITH GOOD MIXING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7474 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (37260 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................10 TO 46.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 32 32 33 34 35 33 32 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 59 64 67 70 72 73 73 72  
RH..............77 69 60 52 45 41 38 37 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 11 11 11 9 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.8 2.4 3.1 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N N N N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 13 13 10 8 7 6 6  
LVORI...........4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............10 23 39 46 45 41 35 31 32  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.7 18 31 37 37 34 29 26 27  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...IYER  
REQUESTED BY...LEE JONES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606725.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 03/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BEULAHLANDPROPERTIES1@GMAIL.COM  
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