FNUS71 KALY 201247
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR APPLE ORCHARD...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
847 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD THIS MORNING
ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN FROM SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO AND
THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES DURING TODAY...AND MOVE OVERHEAD ON
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WILL PROVIDE MAINLY CLEAR SKIES...SEASONABLY
COOL TEMPERATURES...AND DRY CONDITIONS. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
LIKELY RETURN ON SUNDAY AND LAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY
PORTION OF NEXT WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT
LAKES.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 30 TO 45 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON...INCREASE TO 90 TO 100 PERCENT TONIGHT...AND DROP TO
35 TO 45 PERCENT ON SATURDAY.

WINDS TODAY WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KGM/JPV
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100820.APPLE.01/ALY