FNUS71 KALY 071019
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR UNDERCLIFF RX FIRE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
619 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A WARM FRONT WILL BRING RAIN
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. THE LOW WILL THEN DRAG A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE REGION AS IT MOVES INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
TOMORROW NIGHT USHERING IN MUCH COLDER AIR.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...
RECOVER TO 85 TO 100 PERCENT TONIGHT AND DROP TO 30 TO 50
PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE DRIEST WEATHER SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE OUTSIDE THE ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN GREEN
MOUNTAINS.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY
FOLLOWED BY LIGHT SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST
AND NORTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30
MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN AND
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 21 TO 24 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...NAS
REQUESTED BY...GABRIEL CHAPIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100507.UNDER.01/ALY