FNUS71 KBGM 120844 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK HILL STATE FOREST...NYS FOREST RANGERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 444 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED FOR ALL OF TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 50S. DEW POINT VALUES NEAR 30 DEGREES THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY DROP FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS SUNSHINE HELPS TO MIX DOWN DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT. AS DEWPOINTS VALUES DECREASE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY TO DROP UNDER 30 PERCENT FROM NOON THROUGH 6 PM. DURING THIS TIME HOWEVER...20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 20 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO GOOD (33700-41100 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 7 7 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 48 53 54 MIN HUMIDITY........51 37 26 27 WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....34 34 41 41 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9100-41100 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............7 7 20 37 50 50 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST TEMP................52 46 40 37 33 31 MIN HUMIDITY........31 42 55 64 78 88 WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 NW 3 N 2 N 1 NE 1 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE KT-FT/1000....41 41 41 41 9 9 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9800-10800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9100-35300 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 50 44 36 30 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................29 31 42 51 57 59 MIN HUMIDITY........96 92 55 36 27 25 WIND (20 FT)........E 1 SE 1 E 2 NE 2 N 3 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 9 9 9 35 35 $$ FORECASTER...HEDEN REQUESTED BY...JIM PRUNOSKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.BUCKH.01/BGM