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FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLE DAM ROAD...DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
735 AM EST MON MAR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
PRECIPITATION CHANCES RAMP UP THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY
TONIGHT, BRINGING BETWEEN 0.15-0.25" OF LIQUID TO THE AREA. SNOW OR
A RAIN/SNOW MIX IS LIKELY DESPITE SURFACE TEMPERATURES LARGELY
REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING. NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY, WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. RH VALUES STAY ABOVE 50% THROUGH THE PERIOD. RAIN
CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19780 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (32199 MPH-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................22 TO 33.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65 79 86 87 89 90 90 90 93 91
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 40 40 50 60 60
TEMP............30 33 36 36 38 38 38 37 37 36
RH..............69 58 54 54 52 54 57 61 61 67
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 13 12 10 10 12 14 14
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............26 30 33 33 31 22 23 26 28 29
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.19 23 26 26 25 25 26 29 32 30
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28174 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3449 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............7.
ADI.................3 TO 10.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........88 81 87 93 95 93 95 95 94 96 95 95
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN RS RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 80 80 70
TEMP............34 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34
RH..............75 78 82 85 85 85 89 85 92 92 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 12 10 10 12 13 12 9 7 6
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 8 9
ADI.............10 10 9 8 7 7 5 5 5 4 3 3
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.28 24 19 14 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 MPH-FT).
LVORI...............7.
ADI.................4 TO 10.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 96 94 93 92 92 92 92 91 91 90 87
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 70 70 70 70 70 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............35 35 35 36 38 40 42 43 44 47 46 48
RH..............96 100 100 100 100 100 96 96 93 83 86 80
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8
LVORI...........8 9 9 9 9 9 6 7 6 4 4 4
ADI.............4 4 4 5 6 5 7 6 6 7 9 10
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...TOD ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604458.0/AKQ
.DELDT 03/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JAMES_T_ADAMS@FWS.GOV
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