FNUS71 KBGM 130756 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR SNYDER...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 356 AM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY ACROSS THE AREA FOR MOST OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 60 DEGREES WHILE DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 20S. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 30% FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8500-9400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6400-16500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............84 78 73 68 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 51 57 58 MIN HUMIDITY........55 41 31 30 WIND (20 FT)........NE 2 E 2 E 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....6 6 17 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8700-16500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 55 45 31 20 14 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TEMP................56 50 44 39 36 34 MIN HUMIDITY........34 42 53 67 75 85 WIND (20 FT)........E 1 E 2 NE 2 N 1 NW 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 3 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....17 17 17 17 9 9 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7300-8700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8700-46000 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............6 0 0 6 9 9 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................32 35 45 55 62 64 MIN HUMIDITY........92 82 53 35 25 22 WIND (20 FT)........N 1 N 2 N 3 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 9 9 9 46 46 $$ FORECASTER...P NICOSIA REQUESTED BY...TOMAS LIOGYS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.SNYDE.01/BGM