FNUS71 KALY 190145
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR TEST NWS...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
945 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2105 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE NORTHWEST GUSTY WIND WILL RELAX BY SUNDOWN...AND BECOME NEARLY
CALM OVERNIGHT. A PARTIAL RECOVERY TONIGHT AS RH VALUES TOP OUT IN
THE 75-90 PERCENT RANGE...CLOSER TO 100 PERCENT ACROSS THE
ADIRONDACKS. ON FRIDAY...THE WIND BE LIGHTER THAN THURSDAY...
AVERAGING 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...10-15 DURING THE AFTERNOON.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 30-35 PERCENT IN THE HUDSON
VALLEY....35-45 ELSEWHERE BY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE ANOTHER DAY WITH
LOTS OF SUNSHINE. ANOTHER PARTIAL RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH RH
VALUES TOPPING OUT 75-90 PERCENT.

SATURDAY WILL FEATURE AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY OF ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPS
BY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A W TO SW BREEZE 5 TO 15 MPH. RH VALUES
DON'T LOOK TO DROP AS LOW AS PREVIOUS DAYS...BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 35
TO 45 PERCENT RANGE AS MOISTURE FROM A SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN LOOKS TO BE LATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY
NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HWJIV
REQUESTED BY...HUGH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.TESTN.01/ALY