FNUS71 KALY 151325 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR APBPC-FRIENDLY RX-2...NYSDEC/APBPC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 925 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 EDT ON JULY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY...AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS A CHANCE OR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT...AND RECOVER TO 85 TO 100 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL BE 50 TO 65 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THEY WILL LIGHTEN TO AROUND 5 MPH FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. THEY WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST AROUND 10 MPH ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HWJIV REQUESTED BY...CRAIG KOSTRZEWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090715.APBPC.03/ALY