FNUS71 KOKX 171939 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESTONS POND RX...NYS-DEC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 339 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH RH VALUES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON AND GOOD MIXING. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 45 50 55 56 59 62 61 60 60 RH..............64 51 41 32 30 28 26 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..260 260 270 270 270 260 250 250 250 250 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.280 280 280 280 280 270 260 260 270 280 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 21 22 22 22 21 22 22 22 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........20 22 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 39 37 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 51 48 47 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 RH..............35 44 56 60 65 70 70 70 70 73 73 76 20 FT WIND DIR..240 230 220 220 220 220 190 120 090 090 090 090 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.270 260 250 240 210 200 210 210 220 220 220 230 TRANSP WIND SPD.17 14 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...PW REQUESTED BY...FOREST RANGER BRYAN GALLAGHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.PREST.01/OKX