FNUS71 KALY 231157
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR APPLE ORCHARD...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
757 AM EDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WITH THE CUTOFF SYSTEM HAS MOVED MOSTLY OUT OF OUR
REGION. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY...UP TO AN
ADDITIONAL QUARTER INCH OR BETTER...ESPECIALLY THE EAST FACING
SLOPES OF THE CATSKILLS. EVEN THOSE AREA WITH MUCH LIGHTER
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL REMAIN "DAMP" TODAY. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN
VERY HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ONLY DROPPING TO THE 75-90 PERCENT.

WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHEAST TO NORTH TODAY...WITH SPEEDS
OF 10-20 MPH...ALTHOUGH SOME GUSTS OF 20-30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...TACONICS AND BERKSIRES.

RH VALUES WILL BE NEAR 100 PERCENT TONIGHT AND FALL DOWN TO THE
60-75 PERCENT BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...STILL ELEVATED. ANY SHOWER
ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY WILL BE MORE SCATTERED.

THE WEATHER STILL LOOKS A BIT UNSETTLED FOR WEDNESDAY WITH MORE
CLOUDS THAN SUNSHINE AND THE THREAT OF A SHOWER OR TWO. RH VALUES
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED.

DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER WILL FINALLY RETURN BY WEEK/S END.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 27 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100823.APPLE.01/ALY