823
FNUS71 KLWX 200918
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT POND CAMPGROUND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
518 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 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
MILDER TODAY WITH A CLIPPER SYSTEM BRINGING SOME RAIN SHOWERS TO THE
AREA LATE IN THE DAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TODAY WITH
MOUNTAIN TOP GUSTS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE
TRENDED SLIGHTLY UPWARD, WITH 0.1-0.25" EXPECTED (LOCALLY HIGHER
IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS).
CONTINUED ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR RAIN LATE IN THE WEEKEND WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
COOLER WEATHER RETURNS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............43
RH..............69
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7
20 FT WIND GUST.14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1
VENTRATE CAT....PR
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 32
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO AROUND
18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (38900 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(120100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........36 37 33 60 91 92
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 50
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 42 52 61 63 62
RH..............73 70 56 44 43 46
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 12 SW 13
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 21 24 26 26
MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 1000 3500 5000 2700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 10 SW 15 SW 22 SW 28 SW 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 13 66 120 48
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR GOOD VYGD FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT
EARLY IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT
LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT
DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT LATE IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10
PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13
TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........96 59 39 34
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CWR.............50 40 20 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 20 10 0
TEMP............57 55 53 52
RH..............62 69 77 83
20 FT WIND......SW 12G26 SW 10G24 W 9G21 NW 7G17
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 300 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 15 W 13 NW 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 4 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (24500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........46 27 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............49 52 63
RH..............86 71 41
20 FT WIND......N 6G15 NW 5G14 N 6G12
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1200 3600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 12 NW 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 12 18
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...BELAK
REQUESTED BY...COLLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/20/26
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