626
FNUS71 KLWX 280606
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PKIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
206 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND,
THEN MOVE OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL STALL
NORTHWEST OF THE AREA NEXT WEEK BRINGING REPETITIVE CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS.
A DRY AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.
MINIMUM RH VALUES DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY, AND 25-30 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT RH COULD DROP TO THE UPPER TEENS FOR A TIME THIS
AFTERNOON, DEPENDING ON HOW EFFICIENT MIXING IS. THE FIRE WEATHER
THREAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST TAMPERED DUE TO THE WETTING RAINS FROM
FRIDAY, BUT WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AS WINDS WILL BE
GUSTING AROUND 15-25 MPH THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY MIGHT BE THE MORE FIRE SENSITIVE DAY SINCE FINE FUELS WILL
HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO DRY OUT. SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AROUND 60F
AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10-20 MPH ARE FORECAST SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 4 9 4 5 7 4 2 2 2 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............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
TEMP............31 31 33 35 38 40 42 46 47 48 50
RH..............61 66 58 52 48 44 41 32 30 27 24
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 22 20 21 18 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.0 3.7 4.4 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 23 25 23 22 22 22 21 18 17 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..47 60 83 88 92 99 103 101 91 87 81
VENTRATE CAT....FR GD GD GD GD GD VGD VGD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 5 5 6 8 5 4 4 6 7 12 11
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............48 46 43 41 39 37 36 35 34 34 33 33
RH..............25 28 32 36 39 42 43 47 51 51 56 56
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE E E S S SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE E SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 7 5 5 3 2 3 5 6 7 8 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..56 12 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (76000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 31 33 46 37 27 29 32 35 39 44 48
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............33 33 35 38 42 46 49 52 53 55 56 56
RH..............56 56 54 54 48 43 40 38 38 35 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 14 17 20 21 22 22 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 14 17 21 23 23 22 21 21 22 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 9 19 34 51 62 67 68 72 76 71
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...HOFMANN
REQUESTED BY...ADAM CHRISTIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/28/26
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