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Spot Forecast for CUSF Meadow Burn 5/26...Virginia Department of Forestry

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

1111 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 EDT on May 04. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service at 757-899-5734.



.DISCUSSION...

Mostly sunny skies and southwesterly flow will allow temperatures to 

reach the upper 70s this afternoon. A dry airmass is currently in 

place and RH values will bottom out at 25-30% across the area. 

Breezy winds are forecast through this evening, with gusts of 

up to 20 mph.





.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). 

Max temperature.....Around 76. 

Min humidity........30 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph 

                    late in the afternoon. 

Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 18 mph. 



TIME (EDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 

Sky (%).........31  30  28  26  24  

Weather cov.....                    

Weather type....                    

Tstm cov........                    

Temp............70  73  74  75  75  

RH..............33  30  30  31  32  

20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  

20 FT wind spd..7   7   8   8   7   

20 FT wind gust.16  16  18  16  16  

Mix hgt (kft)...5.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 

Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  

Transp wind spd.15  16  17  18  18  



$$

Forecaster...BARNHARDT

Requested by...Simon Davies

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2612637.0/AKQ

.DELDT 05/04/26

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.EMAIL simon.davies@dof.virginia.gov