914
FNUS71 KLWX 191922
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON...MARYLAND DNR FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
322 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOST OF FRIDAY WILL BE DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY, POTENTIALLY
GUSTING TO 20-25 MPH AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES
SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 45 TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CLOUDS
THICKEN FURTHER AND POTENTIAL SHOWERS APPROACH. THESE SCATTERED
SHOWERS ARE MOST PROBABLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING,
BUT A SOAKING RAIN IS UNLIKELY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............36
RH..............89
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..1
20 FT WIND GUST.7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3
VENTRATE CAT....PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO
28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 24 29 26 26 28 38 53 66 67 81 88
WEATHER COV..... ISO SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 50
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 37 37 42 48 53 56 59 62 63 64 63
RH..............85 85 89 82 71 64 59 57 52 50 50 52
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 12 10 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 10 12 15 17 20 20 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.5 2.8 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 12 15 18 20 23 26 28 25 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 5 13 24 34 50 74 84 61 57
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........88 90 88 77 73 72 69 69 37 40 42 44
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 61 58 57 55 54 53 53 52 51 50 48
RH..............54 56 67 72 80 83 83 83 86 83 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16 16 15 13 12 12 12 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 20 20 21 18 17 17 15 14 14 16 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 11 10 10 10 9 7 6 5 5 7 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...AARON COOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606475.0/LWX
.DELDT 03/19/26
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.EMAIL AARON.COOK@MARYLAND.GOV
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