163  
FNUS71 KAKQ 211025  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR ISLAND RX BURN...SEVA PBA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
625 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MILD AND DRY TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. MIN HUMIDITY WILL BE ABOUT 35%,  
BUT IT WILL TAKE UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON TO REACH THESE VALUES.  
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ONCE EARLY MORNING HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER CLEARS  
OUT. WINDS STARTING OUT LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
EARLY, THEN TURNING TO THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH MID MORNING AND  
THEN THE NORTHEAST LATER TODAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11155 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (34155 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................13 TO 42.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 21 16 11 7 10 13 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 67 69 71 73 73 73 74  
RH..............62 56 51 46 43 40 38 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 9 9 8 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N NE E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 9 7 5 2 2  
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2  
ADI.............19 34 42 41 36 24 14 13  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.15 26 33 34 30 20 11 11  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...CHRETIEN  
REQUESTED BY...LEE JONES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606953.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 03/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BEULAHLANDPROPERTIES1@GMAIL.COM  
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