712  
FNUS71 KAKQ 011340  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GIFFORD PRIESTLEY TRACT...SEVA PBA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
840 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 01.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY. A LIGHT WSW  
WIND EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME NW 5 TO 10 MPH BY  
10 TO 11 AM, AND THEN NE AFTER 3 TO 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.  
OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY, PRIMARILY DRY, AND MILD WITH PASSING MID  
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
13 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8280 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (49564 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................11 TO 44.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 50 40 41 42 46 47 54 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............50 56 57 58 59 59 58 57 54  
RH..............80 64 62 57 55 53 51 49 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N N NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 11 13 14 15 18 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 10 10 13 14 16 17  
LVORI...........4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............11 17 22 31 33 40 44 39 39  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 12 18 23 30 35 42 49 45  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND  
5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39445 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO FAIR (20240 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................6 TO 25.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........58 63 60 54 63 59 51 44 44 43 32 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 45 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33  
RH..............60 65 67 70 73 73 76 72 75 75 75 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 12 8 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 14  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4  
ADI.............25 20 20 12 12 11 8 7 10 9 6 6  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.39 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 20 20 21 22  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23000 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (45655 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................19 TO 39.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 55 74 76 77 77 76 76 75 75 74 76  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............33 33 33 35 37 39 40 40 40 40 39 38  
RH..............78 75 78 72 64 57 55 55 57 59 64 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 11 13 14 14 14 13 13 11 11 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 16 15 13 9 8 10 14 17 18  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3  
ADI.............30 26 29 31 31 26 21 19 24 33 39 37  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.23 24 28 31 33 29 24 23 29 38 45 40  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM PRIESTLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604359.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 03/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYPRESSWOODSLANDSTEWARDS@GMAIL.COM  
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