FNUS71 KBTV 122054
FWSBTV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST HILL...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
354 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON NOVEMBER 13. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT
WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE AREA WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND DRY
CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
AND LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL PRODUCE AN EAST WIND
OF 7 TO 12 MPH AT THE BURN SITE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 50S. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 PERCENT. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WILL BE AROUND A
QUARTER OF AN INCH. IN ADDITION...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH POSSIBLE STRONGER GUSTS ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN BY SATURDAY MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............21     21     21     21     22     25
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................30     32     39     45     50     48
RH..................53     51     40     36     30     33
20 FT WIND..........SE 6   SE 6   E 8    E 9    E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....              10     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...TABER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091113.WESTH.01/BTV