FNUS71 KOKX 202044 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON POND RIVER ROAD NORTH...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 444 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTH OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH AN ARCTIC FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION IN THE MORNING. THIS WILL HAVE GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY MID-MORNING. THE FRONT CROSSES THE REGION IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED. WINDS VEER TO THE WEST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED IN IT WAKE. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AT IGNITION...VEERING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 52 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 57 54 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............30 31 33 37 43 47 49 50 51 52 52 51 RH..............75 75 69 61 49 42 39 37 36 35 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..240 250 250 250 250 250 260 260 260 270 270 280 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 7 9 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 16 17 19 19 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.3 1.5 3.1 4.5 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.7 6.1 5.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.240 240 250 250 270 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 21 20 20 18 19 19 21 24 26 $$ FORECASTER...NV REQUESTED BY...ANTON BENSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090322.PREST.01/OKX