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FNUS71 KLWX 101315
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HONE QUARRY UNIT 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
915 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. EXPECT A SLIGHT WARMING TREND TODAY AHEAD OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT
WHICH WILL DELIVER A WIND SHIFT OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN SUSTAINED BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO
15 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS UP CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER BACK INTO THE 75 TO 80 PERCENT RANGE OVERNIGHT
WITH WINDS SHIFTING BACK TO THE WEST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS
A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. SKIES WILL TREND MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY
WITH SMOKE DISPERSION EXPECTED TO BECOME POOR AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH.
SATURDAY BRINGS INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS
WITH GUSTS RUNNING BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CRASH
INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON (POTENTIALLY LOWER) GIVEN
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN. HIGHS SATURDAY WILL PUSH TOWARD 70 DEGREES.
NO WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT SHADING).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (118000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 10 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THOR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 77
RH..............25 23 22
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.0 8.1 7.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..123 132 129
VENTRATE CAT....VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT SHADING) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT SHADING).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (97600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........6 8 25 30 64 69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 67 62 59 58 56
RH..............27 31 33 38 48 60
20 FT WIND......W 9 W 9 W 9 W 10 W 10 NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 14 12 9
MIX HGT (FT)....6300 300 200 300 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 17 W 12 W 13 W 14 NW 14 NW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..98 3 2 5 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT SHADING).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (47300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........65 43 22 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 56 64 69
RH..............69 73 45 27
20 FT WIND......NW 7G8 NW 7G10 NW 7G9 NW 6G7
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1800 3700 5400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 14 NW 12 NW 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 23 40 45
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR
FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...AARON STROBEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/10/26
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