073
FNUS71 KLWX 270217
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SLARE LICK FIELDS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
917 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2200 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES BY OUR SOUTH OVERNIGHT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RETURN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT SET TO CROSS
SUNDAY. MULTIPLE AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE RISK FOR WINTRY
PRECIPITATION LOOK TO IMPACT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER BACK TOWARD 100 PERCENT
TONIGHT. THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY DENSE FOG GIVEN THE RECENT
LIGHT RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION EARLIER TODAY. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT AT 7 TO 15 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 45 TO 55 PERCENT RANGE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL RANGE FROM A FEW ONE HUNDREDTHS
ALONG THE PA/MD BORDER TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OVER THE
CENTRAL VA PIEDMONT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE
IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EST) 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........47 37 43 43
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 37 36
RH..............89 89 92 92
20 FT WIND......N 1 NW 1 W 1 W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 3 5
MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 W 3 NW 5 NW 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (27400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........46 36 28 10 9 19
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 36 45 49 53 54
RH..............92 89 70 62 52 49
20 FT WIND......W 1 SW 1 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 10 12 13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 1500 3000 3500 3300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 W 3 W 5 SW 6 SW 8 S 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 7 16 26 27
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........21 15 18 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 43 41 39
RH..............65 82 87 89
20 FT WIND......S 3G12 S 2G10 SW 5G13 SW 3G12
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 600 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 10 SW 10 SW 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 7 6 5
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (57500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........19 9 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............37 51 63
RH..............92 68 42
20 FT WIND......SW 3G10 SW 3G10 W 5G13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1400 6100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 W 6 W 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 8 45
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR
FORECASTER...WITT
REQUESTED BY...AARON STROBEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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