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FNUS71 KLWX 291508
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NPS BASIC TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAINING...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1108 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT
TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS, A FEW OF WHICH MAY BE
SEVERE, PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING ALONG A COLD FRONT.
THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY IS DAMAGING WINDS, BUT
AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT EITHER. HOWEVER, WE
WILL NEED TO SEE SOME DECENT CLEARING OF THESE LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
FOR THAT TO BE POSSIBLE.
BRISK BUT DRY ON THURSDAY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH OR SO, WITH
HIGHS IN THE 50S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, A FEW STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 TO 15 MPH, GUSTING TO 25
MPH. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN STORMS.
TIME (EDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........82
WEATHER COV.....DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).100
CHC OF THDR (%).40
TEMP............58
SURFACE WND DIR.S
SURFACE WND SPD.13
SURFACE WND GST.23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A FEW
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN STORMS.
WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 16 TO
19 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........78 73 68 56 44 32 45 60 56 53 40 45
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY CHC PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 60 60 56 54 53 51 49 47 46 44 43
SURFACE WND DIR.SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.14 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18
SURFACE WND GST.23 23 24 25 26 28 28 28 28 30 30 30
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 31 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 46 40 26 31 35 36 37 38 34 29 25
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 42 43 44 46 48 50 51 52 53 54 53
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16
SURFACE WND GST.29 29 30 31 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 28
FORECASTER...LEDBETTER
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN C DUNPHEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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.DELDT 04/29/26
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