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FNUS71 KAKQ 211229
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTONS NECK...DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
829 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL HAVE SHIFTED OUT OF THE NNE BY IGNITION TIME, PICKING UP
TO 10-15 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. AFTER STARTING OFF WITH SOME PATCHY
GROUND FOG THIS MORNING, RHS WILL DROP TO AROUND 50% BY MID-AFTERNOON.
THIS EVENING, WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE SE AND BECOME LIGHT.
OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY AND MILD WITH A HIGH IN THE LOW-MID 60S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8164 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (24149 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................11 TO 31.
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 17 16 15 15 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 61 62 62 62 62
RH..............62 58 52 50 48 46
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 12 11 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 9 8 6 5
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............31 29 25 19 15 11
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.24 22 19 15 11 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (345 MPH-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................0 TO 9.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 26 32 24 30 37 37 38 39 41 52 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............59 56 53 52 49 48 48 47 47 47 46 47
RH..............51 55 61 66 74 80 80 83 83 86 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..4 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE E SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 1 1 3 7 10 10 10 10 12 13 14
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
ADI.............4 0 0 2 3 5 5 5 4 7 8 9
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 0 0 1 3 5 5 5 6 6 7 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7934 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (14259 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................9 TO 18.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 70 78 68 61 53 50 46 43 39 36 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 47 48 53 57 60 64 68 71 72 73 72
RH..............89 93 93 83 75 69 63 54 51 51 51 53
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 9 13 13 14 14 15 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10
LVORI...........5 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............9 10 9 9 12 14 16 17 18 17 16 16
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 8 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 12
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...CHILCOTE
REQUESTED BY...TOD ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/21/26
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