FNUS71 KBTV 041436 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR VICTORY BASIN WMA...VERMONT DEPT. OF FORESTS AND PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1036 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TODAY... A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 23 AND 28 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST... BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE MOSTLY 10 MPH OR LESS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT...ALLOWING LOW PRESSURE TO MOVE NORTH FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. THIS LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON WEDNESDAY...BUT ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............20 30 40 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 58 63 62 RH..................48 39 30 31 20 FT WIND..........W 5 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....12 17 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............55 61 65 68 72 75 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 51 43 37 33 32 RH..................36 50 65 75 85 85 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 5 N 2 NE 1 SE 3 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BANACOS REQUESTED BY...TESS GREAVES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.VICTO.01/BTV