629
FNUS71 KLWX 262039
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM LANE RD WILDFIRE...VA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTETRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
439 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BACK INTO THE 30S AND
40S THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20 TO 25
MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING, LEADING TO A SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS. HIGHER RHS AND
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE DAY FRIDAY.
DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN WE RECEIVE ON FRIDAY, FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS MAY POTENTIALLY BECOME AN ISSUE THIS WEEKEND. MINIMUM RH
VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20S BOTH DAYS THIS WEEKEND, WITH
WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON
SATURDAY, AND THEN OUT OF THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (125100 KNOT-FT).
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............81
RH..............38
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12
20 FT WIND GUST.22
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7
EYE LVL WND GST.13
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..125
VENTRATE CAT....VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH
INCREASING TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (9000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH
INCREASING TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 21 17 21 18 29 33 50 59 61 72 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 77 77 74 73 73 72 70 69 69 68 66
RH..............38 42 42 46 49 49 51 55 61 59 63 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 12 13 14 12 14 12 12 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 24 25 26 31 29 26 23 24 22 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 6 7 8 8 7 8 7 7 6 5
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 14 15 16 19 17 16 14 14 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 20 18 20 22 21 21 18 16 15 15 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..82 13 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 9 9 10
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO 13
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (39000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND
6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80 87 82 84 78 77 91 88 94 92 92 93
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 50 70 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............65 64 61 65 70 72 69 68 67 62 60 56
RH..............70 73 84 75 66 64 66 65 65 75 75 83
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 10 9 10 10 13 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 21 21 17 17 18 21 22 22 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 8 8 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 13 13 10 10 11 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 13 10 20 18 18 17 18 20 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 8 10 14 39 34 33 29 34 33 25
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...ROSA
REQUESTED BY...LDM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608055.0/LWX
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LUCAS.MARCEK@DOF.VIRGINIA.GOV
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