444  
FNUS71 KLWX 242051  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SCHLOSS RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
451 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 EDT ON MARCH 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING  
BEFORE SLIDING OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY  
WILL GIVE WAY TO A GRADUAL WARMING TREND MIDWEEK. A COLD FRONT  
WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY BEFORE CROSSING THE AREA  
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN TO  
THE REGION. COOLER WEATHER RETURNS WITH HIGH PRESSURE THIS  
WEEKEND.  
 
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL INTO THE  
20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE WITH LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED.  
THESE VALUES RECOVER INTO THE 55 TO 65 PERCENT RANGE TONIGHT BEFORE  
FALLING BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
WINDS WILL CHANGE BACK TO THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. BY THURSDAY, HUMIDITY VALUES RISE BACK INTO THE 35  
TO 55 PERCENT RANGE WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 25 MPH.  
 
NEXT WETTING RAIN CHANCE ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0  
TEMP............49  
RH..............27  
20 FT WIND DIR..S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27  
VENTRATE CAT....PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 16 59 71 71 88 87 79 68 45 38 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............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............49 47 44 42 41 40 39 39 37 37 36 34  
RH..............28 31 35 39 41 42 44 45 50 51 52 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........57 69 76 69 64 63 62 50 48 69 51 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 10 10 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............35 35 36 40 43 47 50 54 57 58 58 59  
RH..............56 58 58 51 49 45 42 38 36 35 34 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 14 14 15 17 18 20 20 20 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.9 2.9 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 9 13 13 14 16 16 18 20  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 4 8 11 20 26 40 55 59 73 71  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...STUCK  
REQUESTED BY...COLLETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607661.0/LWX  
.DELDT 03/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAY.COLLETT@USDA.GOV,AARON.P.STROBEL@USDA.GOV  
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