FNUS71 KAKQ 151302 FWSAKQ Spot Forecast for Smithville...Department of Interior National Weather Service Wakefield VA 902 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 EDT on April 15. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service at 757-899-5734. .DISCUSSION... High pressure will remain anchored off the southeast US coast today, as low pressure stays well north of the region. Southerly flow will bring unseasonable warmth, along with dry conditions. Min RH values will average around 40 percent, or slightly lower near the water. WSW to SW winds will fairly light this morning, becoming south to near 10 mph in the afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-30 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 87. Min humidity........39 percent. Wind (20 ft)........SW winds 5 to 7 mph, becoming south 7 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 7 to 13 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (11385 mph-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (31854 mph-ft) in the afternoon. LVORI...............2. ADI.................15 to 39. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........20 14 20 22 22 20 16 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............78 82 83 84 86 86 84 RH..............54 48 46 43 41 39 41 20 FT wind dir..WSW SW SW S S S S 20 FT wind spd..5 6 8 9 9 9 8 20 FT wind gust.8 11 14 15 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...1.7 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.2 Transp wind dir.SW SW S S S S S Transp wind spd.7 8 8 9 10 12 13 LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 1 ADI.............15 22 30 39 39 38 34 Vrate mph-ft/1K.11 17 24 31 31 30 26 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy to mostly clear (25-35 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 65. Max humidity........65 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 7 to 12 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair (19435 mph-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (3219 mph-ft) late in the night. LVORI...............3. ADI.................3 to 25. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........10 17 19 32 38 34 36 29 22 29 35 46 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............83 81 78 75 73 72 71 70 69 69 68 67 RH..............43 44 48 52 55 55 57 57 59 59 61 63 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT wind gust.14 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.12 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.............25 8 7 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 Vrate mph-ft/1K.19 11 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 84. Min humidity........38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 9 mph. Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 9 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3104 mph-ft) early in the morning increasing to fair (19895 mph-ft) in the afternoon. LVORI...............3. ADI.................3 to 25. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........36 32 43 37 45 53 53 52 52 53 53 54 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............66 67 68 71 74 77 79 81 82 82 84 82 RH..............65 63 61 57 51 48 45 42 41 41 38 41 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 Transp wind dir.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S Transp wind spd.7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.............3 7 7 7 11 14 18 21 23 24 25 25 Vrate mph-ft/1K.3 3 3 5 8 11 13 16 18 19 19 19 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR $$ Forecaster...BROWN Requested by...Tod Adams Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610411.0/AKQ .DELDT 04/15/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL James_T_Adams@fws.gov