Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
141 FNUS71 KAKQ 290849 FWSAKQ Spot Forecast for Chicone Woods Rx...MD DNR WHS National Weather Service Wakefield VA 449 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 EDT on April 29. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service at 757-899-5734. .DISCUSSION... Temps rise from the mid 60s early this morning to around 90F this afternoon. Dew points should hold in the lower 60s today with RH values dropping from around 85% this morning to 35-40% this afternoon. Mostly sunny today apart from a few afternoon cumulus with SW/WSW winds around 5 mph becoming W by mid morning and SSW/S by late afternoon. Very warm again Tue with highs in the upper 80s and min RH of 35-40% under partly sunny skies. An isolated shower or storm cannot be ruled out Tue evening but chances are low. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 90. Min humidity........39 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph in the morning becoming light, then becoming west around 5 mph late in the afternoon shifting to the southwest around 6 mph. Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 5 to 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2500 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (30100 knot-ft) in the afternoon. LVORI...............3. ADI.................7 to 42. Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........16 14 11 7 4 11 18 25 26 26 27 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............64 68 73 77 81 84 86 88 89 89 89 RH..............87 78 68 60 54 48 45 40 39 39 39 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 11 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.2 3.7 5.3 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.0 Transp wind dir.W W W W NW W W W W W SW Transp wind spd.7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 LVORI...........5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 ADI.............7 7 9 12 13 21 28 38 40 42 38 Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 3 6 8 9 14 20 27 29 30 30 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 63. Max humidity........81 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 6 mph. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 5 to 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair (19100 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (1100 knot-ft) late in the night. LVORI...............3. ADI.................2 to 26. Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........19 11 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 6 8 10 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............85 80 76 74 72 70 69 68 67 66 66 65 RH..............45 54 62 66 68 73 73 76 75 78 75 78 20 FT wind dir..SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT wind gust.11 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 Mix hgt (kft)...4.1 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Transp wind dir.SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S Transp wind spd.6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.............26 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Haines index....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 Vrate kt-ft/1K..19 9 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 86. Min humidity........42 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 12 mph. Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 23 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2100 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (88300 knot-ft) in the afternoon. LVORI...............3. ADI.................4 early in the morning increasing to 90 in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).........17 31 34 37 42 45 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............64 67 74 80 83 86 RH..............81 75 62 51 44 42 20 ft wind......SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 SW 12 SW 12 20 ft wind gust.12 14 16 19 19 20 Mix hgt (ft)....400 700 2000 3200 4400 3300 Transport wind..SW 6 SW 9 SW 17 SW 23 SW 23 SW 22 LVORI...........4 4 1 1 1 1 ADI.............4 10 42 75 90 76 Haines index....4 4 3 3 4 4 Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 5 30 63 88 65 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD $$ Forecaster...MILLER Requested by...Harrison Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412638.0/AKQ .DELDT 04/29/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jason.harrison@maryland.gov