FNUS71 KBGM 252320 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNTAIN TOP PA...PA FORESTRY BUREAU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 720 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1812 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO NY BY TOMORROW MORNING. CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM REACHING AS HIGH AS THEY DID ON SATURDAY. MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE BEHIND THE FRONT. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL CONDITIONS TOMORROW. BY MONDAY...THE FRONT WILL HAVE LIFTED OUT AND ANOTHER WARM...DRY DAY IS EXPECTED. DEPENDING ON THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS...FUEL MOISTURE MAY BE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. ALSO...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE ANY CRITICAL LEVELS. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64200 KNOT-FT). SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MISSING. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM SKY (%).............27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE TEMP................80 RH..................27 20 FT WIND..........W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....30 LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....64 .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64200 KNOT-FT)...DECREASING TO FAIR (14200 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........77-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............18 14 18 22 23 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................78 68 60 57 55 53 RH..................28 43 72 77 86 96 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 W 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 7 W 5 W 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....25 15 10 10 10 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....64 64 64 64 14 14 .SUNDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. 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.....FAIR TO GOOD (14200-43700 KNOT-FT). SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............23 25 32 38 40 40 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................52 63 71 74 78 78 RH..................100 67 49 41 36 36 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 6 W 7 W 9 W 9 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4 W 4 W 5 W 7 W 7 W 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 15 20 20 15 LAL.................1 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 3 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....14 14 14 14 44 44 $$ FORECASTER...PADAVONA REQUESTED BY...JOE ULOZAS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090425.MOUNT.04/BGM