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FNUS71 KLWX 170526
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODSIDE...MONONGAHALA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1226 AM EST MON NOV 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE A BIT DRIER BUT ALSO A BIT LESS WINDY AT THE FIRE
SITE. HOWEVER, NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ONCE AGAIN AS RH FALLS TO 15 TO 30 PERCENT, AND WINDS GUST 20 TO
30 MPH. SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS BUT HIGHER RHS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
AND WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. THE FIRE SITE WILL REMAIN ON OR
JUST EAST OF THE GRADIENT OF LOWER RH VALUES. A FEW WIND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 40-45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE, MAINLY EARLY THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER WITH HIGHER RHS TONIGHT, WITH GUSTS
DROPPING BELOW 20 MPH BY MID TO LATE EVENING. RHS WILL RECOVER TO
60 TO 70 PERCENT.
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON TUESDAY AS CLOUDS AND
RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AND WINDS ABATE.
FIRE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON TUESDAY AS CLOUDS AND RAIN CHANCES INCREASE
AND WINDS ABATE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH DECREASING TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 31 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 23 TO 30
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (71100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
DECREASING TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 10 10 9 5 4 4 5 4 2 3 5
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............22 22 22 24 27 29 32 31 32 31 31 29
RH..............84 81 81 74 63 55 53 51 47 51 51 60
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 20 20 18 18 17 15 15 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.45 43 43 44 41 40 39 36 33 32 30 29
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.27 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 20 19 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 35 38 40 40 38 36 35 33 31 30 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..39 36 49 59 68 69 70 71 71 64 55 27
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........4 3 18 17 8 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 27 28 24 25 26
RH..............60 65 63 74 71 68
20 FT WIND......W 10 W 9 W 8 W 7 W 6 W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.28 23 20 16 13 12
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 5 W 5 W 4 W 4 W 3
EYE LVL WND GST.17 14 12 10 8 7
MIX HGT (FT)....800 900 800 800 700 500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18 NW 21 NW 20 NW 17 NW 15 W 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 16 14 12 9 6
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO
13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........36 70 89 93
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSN RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 50 50 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............26 33 37 38
RH..............65 56 64 79
20 FT WIND......W 5G12 W 5G9 SW 6G12 S 7G15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 3G7 W 3G5 SW 4G7 S 4G9
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 900 700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 10 SW 9 SW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 7 8
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...HOFMANN
REQUESTED BY...CONOR SHANAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2525918.3/LWX
.DELDT 11/17/25
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.EMAIL CONOR.SHANAHAN@USDA.GOV,JUSTIN.L.SPERRY@USDA.GOV
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