FNUS71 KOKX 131357 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREAT KILLS BLOWUP...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 957 AM EDT MON SEP 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0939 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST TUESDAY WITH DRY WEATHER INTO LATE IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT REQUEST...MAX 75. RH..................75 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 2100-4000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 73 73 68 63 58 55 53 50 49 48 47 WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............64 64 65 66 67 69 71 72 73 74 74 74 RH..............81 81 78 75 73 68 63 59 55 53 51 51 20 FT WIND DIR..340 320 340 330 310 300 290 260 250 240 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.340 320 340 330 310 300 290 260 250 240 240 240 EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.1 3.4 2.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.000 350 340 340 320 310 290 280 270 260 260 250 TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........46 44 43 40 39 38 37 36 36 37 38 39 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............73 72 70 69 69 68 66 65 64 64 63 63 RH..............53 55 60 62 64 66 68 70 71 71 71 69 20 FT WIND DIR..240 240 240 250 260 260 270 280 280 280 280 280 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.240 240 240 250 260 260 270 280 280 280 280 280 EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.250 240 240 240 250 260 270 270 280 280 280 290 TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 41 41 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 30 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 64 65 68 70 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 RH..............67 64 59 52 46 41 38 37 37 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..290 290 290 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.290 290 290 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.3 4.4 5.3 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.290 290 290 290 290 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 24 23 21 $$ FORECASTER...PW REQUESTED BY...AMY HENDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100913.GREAT.01/OKX