FNUS71 KBTV 171130 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR MI PILE BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 730 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1555 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WHICH COMBINED WITH SHALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE SOME CLOUDS ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA. A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING...BUT NO MEASURABLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. THE LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL BREAK UP BY MID MORNING AS A WEAK SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND OF 3 TO 7 MPH DEVELOPS. TONIGHT...THE LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL REDEVELOP BY 8 PM THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL BECOMING CALM. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH AND CROSS THE AREA DURING FRIDAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. HIGH PRESSURE THEN RETURNS BY THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH FAIR AND COOL FALL LIKE WEATHER EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............37 27 43 53 57 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 48 53 57 60 61 RH..................83 80 71 64 55 53 20 FT WIND..........SE 2 E 2 SE 4 SE 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............43 27 27 30 35 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 55 53 51 50 47 RH..................59 66 71 77 80 89 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 3 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 0 0 0 0 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING....THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............62 75 92 100 100 83 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP................47 50 54 56 56 55 RH..................89 80 77 74 72 72 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 3 SW 7 W 8 NW 8 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 15 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 50 50 50 50 10 $$ FORECASTER...RJS/TABER REQUESTED BY...SUSAN GREENLEAF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090916.MIPIL.01/BTV