152  
FNUS71 KAKQ 201056  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CA 6...FORT A. P HILL  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
656 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  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT WITH AROUND  
A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL EXPECTED. DRY WEATHER RETURNS ON  
SATURDAY WITH NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH. WINDS  
MAY BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY LATE IN THE DAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES  
ARE EXPECTED TO BE 35-40% WITH GOOD MIXING.  
 
WARM AND DRY ON SUNDAY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 5-10 MPH  
AND MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 40-45%.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8  
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11040 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (47954 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................14 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 57 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 22 26 25 25 24 25 27 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 57 60 63 65 66 68 68 67  
RH..............80 69 62 52 46 43 39 37 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 11 11 11 11 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.0 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 8  
LVORI...........4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............14 27 40 48 54 57 52 45 39  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.11 20 32 39 44 47 43 37 32  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER 3  
AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20930 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4140 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................3 TO 26.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........31 33 36 34 32 30 34 39 43 46 48 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 61 57 55 53 52 50 49 47 47 47 47  
RH..............43 48 57 61 66 69 74 77 83 83 86 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 9 8  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5  
ADI.............26 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.20 11 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18  
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4140 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81420 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 96 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........55 60 64 61 58 55 46 38 29 25 21 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 46 47 51 56 61 66 71 74 77 78 78  
RH..............89 93 93 86 74 67 58 51 48 43 42 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 14 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.6 2.4 3.1 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 10 13 14 16 18 20 18  
LVORI...........6 6 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 9 9 9 16 22 36 55 75 87 95 96  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 4 4 8 12 17 28 44 61 72 80 81  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...IYER  
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS GARNETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606729.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 03/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CURTIS.E.GARNETT.CIV@ARMY.MIL  
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