404
FNUS71 KLWX 261607
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEHEAD FIRE...SHEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1207 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 26.
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 DEPART OFFSHORE TODAY, RESULTING IN A WARMING
TREND AND PERHAPS A FEW SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING GREATER CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
FRONT MAY BE SLOW TO MOVE THROUGH, SO SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
OVER THE WEEKEND.
RHS EACH DAY REMAIN IN THE 40S TO LOW 50S AT THE LOWEST, WITH
EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED EACH DAY.
FOR THE AREAS THAT DO MANAGE TO GET THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY,
THEY COULD PICK UP AN INCH OR SO OF RAINFALL, BUT DOUBT WE SEE
THAT OVER ANY WIDESPREAD AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...MISSING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 51 65 68 56 56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M
TEMP............79 82 84 84 86 84
RH..............47 43 40 41 39 43
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 15 15 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 9 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 5.3 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 13 13 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..57 64 70 65 66 61
VENTRATE CAT....FR GD GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...MISSING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........69 59 62 49 65 69 80 83 73 51 47 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............82 81 76 73 73 72 71 70 70 69 68 67
RH..............44 47 56 64 66 71 73 78 78 81 84 87
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 12 12 12 10 12 10 9 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...CTP
REQUESTED BY...Q. ROBINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/26/26
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