FNUS73 KAPX 031345
FWSAPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILE BURN LUZERNE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
845 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK STATE...WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC BY EARLY FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THEREFORE...SNOW SHOWERS
WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES...THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE STATE...ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE ATLANTIC STORM SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 32.
RH..................88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11
                    MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    85     85
WEATHER COV.....OCNL   SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............32     31     32     32     32
RH..............88     81     75     69     66
20 FT WIND......N 10   NW 9   NW 8   NW 8   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........85     85     85     85     85     85
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............30     28     26     26     26     25
RH..............69     75     78     78     78     78
20 FT WIND......NW 7   W 6    W 6    W 5    W 5    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........85     100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............24     24     25     27     28     28
RH..............77     77     71     68     66     66
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    SW 7   SW 8   SW 8   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     20     20

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FORECASTER...ANDREW SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...SHANE FORSHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091203.PILEB.01/APX