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SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT POND DAY USE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
450 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
RH WILL START RATHER HIGH THIS MORNING (ABOVE 90 PERCENT).
A FRONT WILL BE STALLED VERY CLOSE TO THE AREA, SO THE WIND
DIRECTION FORECAST IS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN (EAST VS. SOUTH),
THOUGH SPEEDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT TODAY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR TO FAIR WITH A TEMPERATURE
INVERSION IN PLACE.
A COUPLE OF SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MAINLY FROM 2 PM UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
EARLY THIS MORNING
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............59
RH..............90
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..5
20 FT WIND GUST.7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1
VENTRATE CAT....PR
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...27 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO
14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (29500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........69 61 56 45 78 76
WEATHER COV..... NUMRUS SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ SCTTRD SCTTRD
CWR.............10 0 0 10 60 50
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 30 30
TEMP............57 57 60 67 69 69
RH..............90 93 90 75 70 68
20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 15 17 20
MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 900 1700 3000 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 5 S 7 S 8 S 12 S 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 5 12 30 25
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...26 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........70 46 43 32
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........SCTTRD
CWR.............50 10 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).30 10 0 0
TEMP............68 61 60 59
RH..............68 84 84 83
20 FT WIND......S 9G20 SE 9G20 S 9G18 S 10G20
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 200 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 10 S 12 S 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........46 38 61
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10
TEMP............58 66 76
RH..............86 63 46
20 FT WIND......S 12G23 SW 12G25 SW 10G22
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1200 5100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 SW 17 W 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 19 77
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD
FORECASTER...HOFMANN
REQUESTED BY...COLLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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