FNUS71 KALY 221044 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR UNDERCLIFF RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY/NYS DEC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 644 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND RH VALUES DROPPING TO 30-35 PERCENT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL PRECEDE AND ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 30-35 PERCENT RANGE DURING THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL RECOVER TO 80-90 PERCENT TONIGHT. THE RH WILL THEN DROP INTO THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST...AND INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH BY MIDDAY. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT INTO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AND INCREASE TO 20-25 MPH DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS...ALTHOUGH SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE ACTUAL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...AND IN THE VICINITY OF ANY ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME NORTHWEST TO NORTH TONIGHT AT 5-15 MPH...AND WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY AT 15 TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KL REQUESTED BY...GABRIEL CHAPIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.UNDER.01/ALY