533  
FNUS71 KLWX 261543  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLS CREEK...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1143 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND, WITH NO CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.  
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON ON SATURDAY AT AROUND 10 MPH, WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. WINDS WILL GO LIGHT TO CALM SATURDAY NIGHT AS  
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. WINDS START OUT LIGHT ON SUNDAY, BUT  
WILL TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH. WINDS COULD GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH OUT OF THE  
SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL START OUT IN THE 40S SATURDAY  
MORNING BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE 20S BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RHS REBOUND  
INTO THE 50S SATURDAY NIGHT, BEFORE DROPPING BACK INTO THE 20S AGAIN  
ON SUNDAY. THE GRIDDED DATABASE FOR MIXING HEIGHT DOESN'T EXTEND OUT FAR  
ENOUGH TO SHOW UP IN THE TABLE BELOW FOR SUNDAY, BUT EXPECT DEEP MIXING  
ON SUNDAY, WITH MIXING HEIGHTS TO AROUND 5000 FT.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (83700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............37 40 42 45 47 48 49 49  
RH..............44 39 36 31 28 27 25 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 18 17 17 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.3 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 28 28 28 26 25 23 21  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..84 109 121 130 130 135 126 106  
VENTRATE CAT....GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (67900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........2 1 2 4 5 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 44 41 38 35 34  
RH..............26 30 36 40 47 51  
20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 2 SW 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 9 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....4500 200 M M M M  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17 NW 9 M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..68 2 M M M M  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR M M M M  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MISSING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........22 33 33 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 39 51 57  
RH..............53 44 30 27  
20 FT WIND......SW 2G9 SW 3G13 S 6G18 S 7G20  
MIX HGT (FT)....M M M M  
TRANSPORT WIND..M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..M M M M  
VENTRATE CAT....M M M M  
 
 
FORECASTER...PALLOZZI  
REQUESTED BY...BRENT FOLTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608014.0/LWX  
.DELDT 03/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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