289  
FNUS71 KLWX 271011  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SLARE LICK FIELDS RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
511 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) 5 AM  
SKY (%).........56  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  
WEATHER TYPE....FZFOG  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0  
TEMP............32  
RH..............94  
20 FT WIND......W 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.5  
MIX HGT (FT)....500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR  
   
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) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........18 7 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............35 51 64  
RH..............100 65 42  
20 FT WIND......SW 3G10 SW 3G10 SW 5G13  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 4400  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 W 8 W 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 10 58  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR  
 

 
FORECASTER...SNYDER  
REQUESTED BY...AARON STROBEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604194.1/LWX  
.DELDT 02/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AARON.P.STROBEL@USDA.GOV,JAMES.COLLETT@USDA.GOV,RAYMOND.FLANAGAN@USDA.GOV  
 
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