FNUS71 KBTV 201344 RRA FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR GOSHEN BLUEBERRY RX...FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 931 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LIFTING INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. DRY AIR OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY WILL SLOW RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE AREA UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL ENSUE INTO THURSDAY BEFORE THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS OUT OF THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 25-30 PERCENT...WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. INCREASING CLOUDS WILL LIMIT HEATING OF GROUND BASED FUELS AND MITIGATE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN ADVANCE OF THE RAIN DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............58 67 75 82 89 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP................37 45 50 56 51 RH..................33 36 30 28 26 20 FT WIND..........SE 10 SE 12 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 25 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 20 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN PERIODS OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO 40 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............93 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................49 45 43 41 40 40 RH..................28 32 38 44 48 50 20 FT WIND..........SE 12 SE 13 SE 12 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 35 35 35 40 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).....40 80 80 80 100 100 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........PERIOD OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................40 40 41 42 43 42 RH..................55 62 62 65 70 79 20 FT WIND..........SE 13 SE 14 SE 13 SE 11 SE 10 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 30 20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....100 80 80 80 80 80 $$ FORECASTER...JN REQUESTED BY...BRENDA DALE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090416.GOSHE.01/BTV