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FNUS71 KLWX 061623
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EPLING RX FIRE...NATURE WORKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1223 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WORK WEEK AS A DRIER AIRMASS WORKS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.
FOLLOWING A WETTING RAINFALL YESTERDAY, THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEARS TO BE LOW THIS AFTERNOON, DESPITE RHS
DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND 30S, WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20-
25 MPH OUT OF THE WEST.
TUESDAY CURRENTLY APPEARS TO BE THE MOST THREATENING FIRE WEATHER
DAY OF THE WEEK, WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20-25
MPH AND RHS DROPPING INTO THE 20S FOR MOST, AND POTENTIALLY EVEN THE
TEENS ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY ON
WEDNESDAY WITH MIN RHS IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S, BUT WINDS
WILL BE LIGHTER, AND OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. CONTINUED LIGHTER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH MIN RHS FORECAST TO BE IN
THE 30S AND 40S.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (106800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0
TEMP............52 50
RH..............24 25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.4 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..128 107
VENTRATE CAT....VGD VGD
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........10 4 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 41 36 31
RH..............25 37 48 61
20 FT WIND......NW 12G21 N 6G13 N 5G10 N 5G9
MIX HGT (FT)....4300 200 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 12 N 10 N 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..69 2 5 4
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (46700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........5 6 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............28 38 50
RH..............67 42 30
20 FT WIND......N 3G8 E 5G9 SE 6G12
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2500 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 E 8 SE 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 18 34
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...WITT
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY MORRISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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