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FNUS71 KAKQ 041342
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PED UNDERSTORY...VA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
842 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE WEST TO
THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25 MPH. MIN RH WILL BE BETWEEN 40-45% WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS ABOVE 4,000 FT AGL.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 80 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 22 24 26 28 23 19 14 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 62 64 66 68 67 66 65 61
RH..............60 56 54 50 45 45 43 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 11 10 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 14 16 19 16 14 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.1 2.9 3.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.5 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 17 20 21 20 16 15 15
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............25 38 54 70 80 72 60 51 46
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 27 43 61 78 68 55 45 32
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD GD FR FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 TO 7.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........16 17 19 22 24 29 33 38 39 39 40 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 52 49 47 44 42 40 38 37 36 35 33
RH..............49 52 54 51 53 53 55 54 56 56 59 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 10 10
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 7 11 15 19 16 13 10 8 6 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (14500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................11 TO 16.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........59 77 92 93 94 93
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 40 40
TEMP............33 35 36 37 37 37
RH..............61 56 56 56 59 61
20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 3 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 6 6 8
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1300 1800 2000 2000 1800
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 9 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............11 14 15 15 15 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 10 13 14 14 13
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...CHILCOTE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MCCLELLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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