FNUS71 KALY 201535 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR AXLEGREASE RX...APBPC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1135 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH WINDS OF 10-20 MPH... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE WED AND WED NT...PRECEDED AND ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE RH WILL FALL INTO THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE RECOVERING TO 75-90 PERCENT TONIGHT. THE RH WILL THEN FALL INTO THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE FOR WED AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOHAWK RIVER VALLEY AND CAPITAL REGION. WINDS WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 5 MPH TONIGHT...THEN WILL BACK INTO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH BY WED AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HWJIV REQUESTED BY...CRAIG KOSTRZEWSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.AXLEG.01/ALY