FNUS71 KBGM 232042 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK HILL STATE FOREST...NYS FOREST RANGERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 442 PM EDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...EVEN WITH ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES. RECENT RAINS HAVE MOISTEN FUELS AND WINDS ARE EXPECT TO BE BELOW ANY CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THEY WILL MAINLY EFFECT SOME CLOUDS OVER THE AREA TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER TOMORROW ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80900 KNOT-FT)...DECREASING TO FAIR (17300 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............51 37 38 24 13 9 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................46 42 39 37 34 33 RH..................58 73 73 85 89 92 20 FT WIND..........W 9 W 8 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 VRATE KT-FT/1000....81 81 81 81 17 17 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........27-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (17300-64800 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 4 9 21 27 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................32 36 49 60 68 70 RH..................96 89 52 37 28 27 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....17 17 17 17 65 65 $$ FORECASTER...PADAVONA REQUESTED BY...JIM PRUNOSKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090424.BUCKH.01/BGM