FNUS71 KOKX 230848 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON POND RIVER ROAD NORTH...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 448 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN RETREATS TO THE NORTHEAST. WHILE WINDS MIGHT OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25 MPH...THESE SHOULD NOT BE FREQUENT...THIS COUPLED WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 30S PRECLUDES ISSUING A FIRE WEATHER HEADLINE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH DO ENHANCE THE RISK OF ANY FIRE SPREADING SHOULD ONE BE STARTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 34. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100-4500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7400-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 9 12 16 18 17 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 27 30 32 33 33 33 34 34 34 RH..............50 40 32 28 26 26 26 25 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR..350 340 330 340 330 320 320 320 320 320 20 FT WIND SPD..6 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.7 4.5 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.4 7.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.340 340 340 340 330 330 330 330 330 330 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 23 25 26 25 25 26 28 29 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16. RH..................MAX 61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-7400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1200-2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........15 16 17 16 14 12 10 8 7 7 5 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............33 31 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 21 19 18 RH..............26 30 32 34 37 38 40 43 45 49 56 61 20 FT WIND DIR..320 320 330 330 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.7 2.9 1.9 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.330 340 340 350 350 000 000 000 000 350 340 330 TRANSP WIND SPD.30 31 32 33 33 33 33 32 31 29 26 24 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-5500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............18 19 RH..............61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..330 330 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.330 330 TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 $$ FORECASTER...PFM REQUESTED BY...ANTON BENSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090323.PREST.02/OKX