FNUS71 KALY 131438
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR VISITOR CENTER HILL...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1038 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OUR REGION WILL HAVE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER FOR MUCH OF
THE WEEK. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM JAMES BAY CANADA TO
THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL BUILD A BIT FURTHER EAST INTO NEW
YORK AND NEW ENGLAND TODAY...AND REMAIN ANCHORED FROM QUEBEC AND
ONTARIO INTO THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.

RH VALUES WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...RECOVER
TO 75 TO 100 PERCENT TONIGHT...AND DROP TO 20 TO 35 PERCENT ON
TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...BUT
WHERE GUSTS WILL REACH 25 MPH WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TRRN OF
SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WHERE MOST OF THIS
AREA IN VT IS STILL SNOW COVERED. IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS PCPN HAS AVERAGED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF
RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HAVE CANCELED DISCUSSION WATCH
WITH PACKAGE UPDATE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH
TONIGHT...AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE WITH EAST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MAGLARAS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT CONWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.VISIT.01/ALY