045 FNUS71 KAKQ 281123 FWSAKQ Spot Forecast for Gifford Tract Burn...SEVA PBA National Weather Service Wakefield VA 623 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EST on March 01. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service at 757-899-5734. .DISCUSSION... A backdoor cold front will approach from the north in the morning, then drop south through central and southern Virginia during the mid to late afternoon timeframe. This will allow for a warm day with SW to W winds ahead of the front, shifting to the NW to N after the front passes through. It should be noted that there is still uncertainty with the exact timing of the frontal passage, so monitor the updated forecast later today. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (40-60 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 69. Min humidity........43 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the late morning and early afternoon, then shifting to the north 8 to 9 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 3 to 12 mph shifting to the west around 17 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2875 mph-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (37375 mph-ft) in the afternoon. LVORI...............3. ADI.................4 to 34. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........50 45 40 40 50 55 60 65 65 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 Temp............52 59 64 67 68 69 68 62 58 RH..............80 64 56 50 47 44 43 53 58 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW W W W NW N N 20 FT wind spd..4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 20 FT wind gust.7 8 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 1.1 1.9 2.7 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.2 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S SW W W Transp wind spd.3 3 5 6 7 8 9 12 17 LVORI...........4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 ADI.............4 5 10 19 30 26 28 33 34 Vrate mph-ft/1K.2 3 8 14 24 24 25 28 37 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-80 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Min temperature.....Around 30. Max humidity........66 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 9 mph. Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 20 to 28 mph decreasing to 17 to 18 mph after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....Good (31049 mph-ft). LVORI...............2. ADI.................12 to 31. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........66 77 74 52 45 54 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............57 48 43 39 36 33 RH..............53 63 62 62 61 63 20 ft wind......N 9 N 8 N 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 20 ft wind gust.15 14 13 11 11 11 Mix hgt (ft)....2000 1900 1900 1800 1800 1800 Transport wind..NW 23 N 28 N 25 N 23 N 20 N 17 LVORI...........1 1 2 2 2 2 ADI.............30 31 28 16 13 12 Vrate mph-ft/1K.45 51 47 42 36 31 Ventrate Cat....POOR FAIR FAIR POOR POOR POOR .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 39. Min humidity........42 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 12 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 10 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair (20240 mph-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (40020 mph-ft) in the afternoon. LVORI...............2. ADI.................26 to 51. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).........65 75 82 82 80 77 Weather cov..... S CHC S CHC Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE SNOW SNOW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 Temp............31 32 36 38 39 39 RH..............66 61 50 44 42 42 20 ft wind......NE 6 NE 7 NE 8 NE 8 NE 7 E 6 20 ft wind gust.9 12 14 14 13 11 Mix hgt (ft)....2000 2100 2200 2500 2600 2500 Transport wind..N 18 N 20 NE 17 NE 14 NE 10 E 9 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 2 ADI.............45 51 46 39 33 28 Vrate mph-ft/1K.36 40 38 33 26 22 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR $$ Forecaster...BROWN Requested by...Adam Priestley Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2604244.0/AKQ .DELDT 02/28/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL cypresswoodslandstewards@gmail.com