119
FNUS71 KLWX 271005
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SLATE LICK FIELDS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
505 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
HIGH HUMIDITY AND FOG WILL START THE DAY, BUT CLEARING SHOULD TAKE
PLACE BY MID MORNING, WITH ANY RESIDUAL HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS EXITING
BY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT LIGHT SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 50 PERCENT. FULL RECOVERIES
ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT WITH PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE AGAIN.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
FREEZING FOG.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EST) 5AM
SKY (%).........56
WEATHER COV.....ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FZF
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............32
RH..............94
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..1
20 FT WIND GUST.5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2
VENTRATE CAT....PR
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
FREEZING FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (23900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........63 59 52 41 31 21
WEATHER COV.....AREAS PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FZFOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 35 43 48 52 52
RH..............100 98 82 70 59 54
20 FT WIND......W 1 W 1 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 9 10 12
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1100 2900 3600 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 7 SW 7 S 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 4 19 23 23
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........18 19 21 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 42 39 37
RH..............66 82 91 96
20 FT WIND......S 2G10 SW 2G10 SW 3G10 S 3G12
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 10 S 12 SW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 6 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO
14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (58000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 25 15 12 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 36 38 46 51 56 60 62 64 64 64 62
RH..............100 96 92 74 65 56 48 45 42 41 41 44
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.1 3.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 7 8 9 12 14 14 13 12 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 4 5 6 10 19 34 51 58 55 46 27
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...AARON STROBEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/27/26
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