FNUS71 KALY 141340 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR STOP 3 OVERLOOK...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 940 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ALTHOUGH DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH. MIN RH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE...AND RH WILL RECOVER TO 75-85 PERCENT TONIGHT. RH VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO 20-30 PERCENT AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. LATEST NOHRSC IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW SWE VALUES IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...SO SUFFICIENT SNOW COVER REMAINS IN THE HIGHEST TERRAIN...LIMITING THE FIRE THREAT IN THESE AREAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...RCK REQUESTED BY...ROBERT CONWAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090414.STOP3.01/ALY