088  
FNUS71 KLWX 211919  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK LINE NORTH RIVER...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
319 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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 RETURN WITH CONTINUED ABOVE AVERAGE  
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE  
NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING INTO  
SUNDAY NIGHT. COOLER WEATHER RETURNS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS  
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (65400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 4 PM  
SKY (%).........30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0  
TEMP............67  
RH..............34  
20 FT WIND......SW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14  
MIX HGT (FT)....5900  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..65  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (49400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........36 27 28 18 10 30  
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............64 58 53 50 49 49  
RH..............37 53 59 66 68 71  
20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 14 16 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....4100 200 200 200 200 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 8 W 7 SW 8 SW 10 SW 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 1 1 1 1 2  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (84900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105100  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........31 21 33 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 56 71 77  
RH..............74 72 49 40  
20 FT WIND......W 8G18 W 10G22 W 13G28 W 14G29  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 2300 5000  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 16 W 21 W 24  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 4 42 105  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR VYGD  
 
 
FORECASTER...WITT  
REQUESTED BY...AARON STROBEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607006.0/LWX  
.DELDT 03/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.COLTEN@USDA.GOV,COLTEN.MOOR@USDA.GOV,TED.DOCEV@USDA.GOV,AARON.P.STROBEL@USDA.GOV  
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