FNUS71 KALY 161339 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR FARTHINGALE RX FIRE...NYSDEC/APBPC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 939 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND FROM SOUTHEAST CANADA THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN SLIDE SOUTH. MEANWHILE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...RAISING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS MAINLY SOUTH OF ALBANY. FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION. ANOTHER COOLER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND AND PASS OFFSHORE MONDAY. OTHER THAN A TENTH OR SO OF RAIN IN SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...IT WILL BE DRY INTO AT LEAST MONDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 60 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................65-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 TO 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................15 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................5 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...JPV REQUESTED BY...CRAIG KOSTRZEWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090916.FARTH.01/ALY