FNUS71 KBGM 261600 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR PENOBSCOT...PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1200 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1135 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT THAT WAS TO PUSH SOUTH THROUGH NY TO THE PA STATE LINE HAS STALLED IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF THE CLOUD COVER TO THE NORTH. AN AREA OF CUMULUS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WARM TODAY AND TOMORROW. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL KEEP A WEAK SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7300-8200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31500-67700 KNOT-FT). EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 4 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 83 87 88 RH..................40 31 26 25 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 W 6 W 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 W 5 W 6 NW 6 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 15 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....32 32 68 68 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........80-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHERLY 2 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (67700 KNOT-FT)...DECREASING TO POOR (8500 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............4 2 0 0 0 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................87 83 76 68 59 57 RH..................26 32 42 54 75 77 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 N 3 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 5 N 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....68 68 68 68 9 9 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH LATE. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8500 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (85500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 0 4 4 0 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 58 69 77 82 84 RH..................86 83 57 40 32 28 20 FT WIND..........E 2 NE 0 W 3 SW 6 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......E 1 NE 0 W 2 SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 10 15 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 9 9 9 86 86 $$ FORECASTER...IPPOLITI REQUESTED BY...MIKE KERN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090426.PENOB.02/BGM