FNUS71 KBGM 241200 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTEZUMA NWR - WILGOOSE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 800 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY DRY WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. PATCHES OF CLOUDS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BE OVER THE FIRE AREA AT TIMES. HOWEVER ...RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12400-44600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 0 10 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 66 72 73 RH..................43 33 31 33 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 6 6 6 VRATE KT-FT/1000....12 12 45 45 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........76-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 35 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO GOOD (44300-44600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 53 46 38 27 20 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................72 66 63 60 59 56 RH..................35 45 56 67 75 83 20 FT WIND..........S 7 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.................1 3 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 VRATE KT-FT/1000....45 45 45 45 44 44 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-7100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 33 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44300-91800 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 25 32 31 29 25 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 59 68 77 81 82 RH..................83 80 63 48 41 41 20 FT WIND..........S 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 20 LAL.................3 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....44 44 44 44 92 92 $$ FORECASTER...HEDEN/MORFORD REQUESTED BY...LINDA CHORBA ZIEMBA WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090424.MONTE.01/BGM