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FNUS71 KLWX 271229
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Spot Forecast for Slare Lick Fields RX...USFS
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
729 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 EST on February 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Morning RH has recovered to 100 percent today, with dense fog in
the area at this time. Nearby temperatures are also sub-freezing,
so expect some slick spots out there early before temperatures
quickly rise this morning.  Winds will remain light at 5 to 10
mph. Minimum relative humidity values will fall into the 40 to 50
percent range this afternoon.

Expect similar conditions overnight, with excellent RH recovery
once again and perhaps some morning fog. Drier and warmer on
Saturday compared to today.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east to southeast around
5 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 3 mph shifting to the southwest 3
                    to 9 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1500 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to fair (23900 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........57     52     41     31     21
Weather cov.....PATCHY
Weather type....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0
Chc of thdr (%).0      0      0      0      0
Temp............33     43     48     52     52
RH..............89     75     64     52     49
20 ft wind......W 1    E 2    E 3    SE 2   SE 5
20 ft wind gust.5      6      7      9      10
Mix hgt (ft)....500    1100   2900   3600   3200
Transport wind..W 3    SW 3   SW 7   SW 7   S 8
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2      4      19     23     23
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Patchy fog after
                    3 am.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 34.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4100 knot-ft).

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........18     15     16     21     18     25
Weather cov.....                                   PATCHY
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Chc of thdr (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............49     43     41     39     38     37
RH..............61     79     86     91     92     92
20 ft wind......S 4    S 3    SW 3   SW 2   W 2    W 2
20 ft wind gust.8      8      8      6      6      6
Mix hgt (ft)....1100   600    500    500    500    500
Transport wind..S 9    S 10   S 10   S 12   SW 12  SW 12
Vrate kt-ft/1K..10     6      6      5      6      6
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph
                    before noon, then becoming light out of the east
late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 10 mph shifting to the west 8 to
                    14 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3700 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (58000 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........18        12        5         5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............35        46        60        64
RH..............100       74        48        37
20 FT wind......SW 3G10   W 2G10    SE 5G12   E 5G13
Mix hgt (ft)....500       900       3000      4500
Transport wind..S 10      W 7       W 12      W 13
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5         6         34        55
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      POOR      FAIR

$$
Forecaster...Ledbetter
Requested by...Aaron Strobel
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604194.2/LWX
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL raymond.flanagan@usda.gov,james.collett@usda.gov,aaron.p.strobel@usda.gov