FNUS71 KALY 181333
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR BEMIS HEIGHTS...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
933 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RH VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30 AND 45 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION...BUT LOWER TO UNDER 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE MID HUDSON VALLEY
AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE NEARLY CALM EARLY THIS
MORNING...THEN INCREASE FROM THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT SNOW COVER STILL EXISTS ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND RH VALUES WILL ALSO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 35 PERCENT THERE.

RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 PERCENT TONIGHT WITH
SURFACE WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

ON FRIDAY RH VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30 AND 45 PERCENT.

THE NEXT THREAT OF A WETTING RAIN IS NOT UNTIL SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KL/KGS
REQUESTED BY...GREG WOZNIAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.BEMIS.01/ALY