FNUS71 KOKX 231421 AAA FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTON POND RIVER ROAD NORTH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1021 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. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN RETREATS TO THE NORTHEAST. A STRONG NORTHERLY GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS. ALSO...A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE WITH RH VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT. THESE VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR YOUR AREA WILL COMMENCE AT NOON TODAY AND RUN THROUGH 8PM....AT WHICH POINT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD. WIND AND RH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO RED FLAG CRITERIA TOMORROW AS WELL. WILL KEEP YOU ADVISED AS TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-7600 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 9 12 16 18 17 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 34 36 39 39 39 39 39 RH..............26 23 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 FT WIND DIR..330 320 320 330 330 330 330 330 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 25 26 27 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.4 7.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.340 340 330 330 330 330 330 330 TRANSP WIND SPD.23 25 26 25 25 26 28 29 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 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............38 36 33 30 27 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 RH..............21 24 29 32 35 38 39 41 43 47 51 54 20 FT WIND DIR..330 340 340 340 350 350 350 340 340 340 340 340 20 FT WIND SPD..11 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 22 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 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). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............20 20 21 27 32 37 39 40 41 42 42 42 RH..............56 59 59 46 39 32 31 31 30 30 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..340 330 330 330 340 340 340 340 340 340 350 350 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.330 330 330 340 000 010 010 000 000 000 010 010 TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 22 25 29 31 31 29 26 25 24 23 $$ FORECASTER...BS REQUESTED BY...ANTON BENSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090323.PREST.02/OKX