335  
FNUS71 KLWX 210859  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT POND...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
459 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY RETURN WITH CONTINUED ABOVE AVERAGE  
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. HUMIDITY MAY DROP INTO THE 30S IN SOME  
LOCATIONS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS RETURN SUNDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT  
WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER,  
RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE LIMITED AND SOME AREAS MAY REMAIN DRY.  
COOLER WEATHER RETURNS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE  
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. MONDAY WILL FEATURE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS  
AND DROPPING HUMIDITY LEVELS. TUESDAY WILL LIKELY HAVE LOW HUMIDITY  
BUT LIGHT WINDS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........70  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0  
TEMP............49  
RH..............89  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13  
20 FT WIND GUST.18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5  
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (27500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........66 31 19 6 15 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 46 52 58 63 66  
RH..............93 96 74 55 41 37  
20 FT WIND......NW 12 N 6 N 5 N 5 SW 3 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 13 12 12 10 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1300 2300 3500 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 9 N 8 N 5 SW 5 SW 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 1 9 9 14 28  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND  
14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........10 11 23 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 54 52 51  
RH..............43 59 66 71  
20 FT WIND......S 3G12 S 5G10 S 6G14 S 8G16  
MIX HGT (FT)....2300 200 100 100  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 7 S 10 S 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 1 1 2  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 31 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (84900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115700  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........40 41 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............52 64 78  
RH..............69 58 39  
20 FT WIND......SW 9G18 SW 10G22 W 10G25  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1500 5600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 23 W 29  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 31 141  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR VYGD  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 03/21/26  
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