FNUS71 KALY 172139
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR THURBER POND FIRE...NYS DEC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
539 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1728 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING...RECOVER TO 70 TO 100 PERCENT TONIGHT...AND
FALL TO 30 TO 55 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE LOWEST
VALUES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL REGION AND HIGHEST VALUES
NORTHWEST.

WINDS WILL BE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTING TO 25 TO
35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN AT
10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...THE THREAT OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE A FEW
HUNDREDTHS TO A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH. THE NEXT CHANCE OF A
WIDESPREAD SOAKING RAINFALL WILL BE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO 4
                    TO 8 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRUGIS/HELLER/JPV/WASULA
REQUESTED BY...LT SOLAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090417.THURB.01/ALY