FNUS71 KALY 041627
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR FRENCH HOLLOW...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1227 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN CANADA TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES EARLY THIS
WEEK. WHILE TO OUR SOUTH...WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EASTWARD ALONG A NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM
TEXAS TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE MAIN LOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS
TO OUR SOUTH OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND HEAD NORTHEAST
ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TUESDAY.

THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT NORTH AND 40
TO 55 PERCENT SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...RECOVER TO 70 TO 90 PERCENT
TONIGHT AND ONLY DROP TO 60 TO 80 PERCENT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND EAST TO
NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

NOTE...MIXING LEVEL SHOULD BE QUITE HIGH...WELL OVER 5000 FEET...WITH
TRANSPORT WIND NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HWJIV
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.FRENC.01/ALY