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SPOT FORECAST FOR WANGO FIRE...MARYLAND DNR FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
644 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING.
THERE IS A MINIMAL CHANCE OF A LIGHT SPRINKLE EARLY THIS MORNING.
OTHERWISE, DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH DECREASING
CLOUDS LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH DEEP
MIXING. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 35-40%. A LIGHT
WEST WIND EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6209 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (104764 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 94 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 72 51 34 26 21 14 12 22 23 21
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............66 69 71 74 77 78 80 81 81 81 80
RH..............75 68 63 57 52 48 44 41 39 39 41
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 12 14 15 16 16 19 18 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.8 3.0 4.1 5.0 5.9 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 16
LVORI...........4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............11 12 27 44 61 77 94 70 74 75 72
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.6 7 20 35 51 66 83 102 104 103 96
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56694 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2415 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................68 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........14 11 9 6 6 7 8 9 14 24 36 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 75 71 68 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58
RH..............47 50 57 68 73 78 78 81 84 84 87 86
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N N NE E E NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
ADI.............68 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.56 24 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13
TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4715 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (22195 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................4 TO 28.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 67 71 50 43 36 34 32 30 30 30 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 58 58 61 64 67 69 70 72 72 73 72
RH..............86 83 83 75 70 63 59 59 55 55 51 53
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 9 12 13 14 14 15 16 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 13 14
LVORI...........5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............4 9 9 13 16 19 20 23 27 28 28 26
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 5 6 10 12 14 15 18 21 22 22 20
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON WOLFE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/17/26
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