582
FNUS71 KLWX 030904
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEN BIG MEADOWS BONEYARD PILE RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
404 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT BRINGING SOME LIGHT
SNOW. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK
BRINGING A RETURN TO FRIGID TEMPERATURES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........23 AT IGNITION...MAX 38.
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/8700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 72 62 68 74 80 87 93 100 100
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 25 29 31 32 34 36 36 36 37
RH..............81 78 72 69 63 61 61 64 67 67
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 1 4 7 8 9 8 6 4 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
5 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 93 78
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............40 50 50 50 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 31 31 29 28 25
RH..............75 88 88 96 100 100
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 3 NW 5 N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 5 6 7
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 N 7 N 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29.
RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........75 67 69 73
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 21 25 29
RH..............100 100 84 69
20 FT WIND......N 7G8 N 7G8 N 6G7 NE 7G8
MIX HGT (FT)....100 200 1000 800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NE 8 N 7 N 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 6 5
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...ROSA
REQUESTED BY...LANE GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/03/26
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