301  
FNUS71 KLWX 122114  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SEAKFORD FIELDS...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
414 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EST ON JANUARY 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SLIDING  
OFFSHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE, A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT IN FROM  
THE SOUTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT PROVIDING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER  
AS WELL AS SOUTHERLY FLOW. PRECIPITATION CHANCES RETURN TO THE BURN LOCATION  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. RIGHT NOW,  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE CAPPED AT 30 TO 50 PERCENT WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS  
OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH EXPECTED.  
 
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO SIT IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT  
RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH RECOVERIES BACK BETWEEN 70 TO 75 PERCENT  
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH  
THROUGH SUNSET WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE A SHIFT TO THE SOUTH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WARM FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
ARE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS ALONG SOUTHERN FACING RIDGE  
EXPOSURES. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RUN 35 TO 40 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA.  
THESE VALUES COULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER IN THE DEEPER SHELTERED VALLEYS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT SHADING).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (24800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........22 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0  
TEMP............48 45  
RH..............29 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT SHADING) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT SHADING).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........43 5 6 24 43 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 36 34 32 32 31  
RH..............34 47 54 58 58 61  
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 800 800 800 800  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 5 5 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INTO THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17  
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (48600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........27 22 39 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 35 48 54  
RH..............63 59 44 38  
20 FT WIND......SW 3G9 SW 3G10 SW 6G14 SW 6G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 2100 2600  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 S 9 S 15 SW 22  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 7 28 49  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR  
 

 
FORECASTER...TAYLOR  
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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