FNUS71 KBGM 131406 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR JESSUP CHEMICAL...LACKAWANNA 911 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1006 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0953 EDT ON OCTOBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS ALONG THE RIDGE LINE SOUTH OF THE LACKAWANNA VALLEY NEAR JESSUP. GENERAL WIND DIRECTION EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WITH WIND SPEEDS FROM 2-4 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED AROUND NOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (3900-5600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 2 2 2 2 3 7 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................44 48 51 54 57 58 58 57 RH..................68 63 56 48 42 40 42 43 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (3900-9400 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............11 12 13 10 11 19 13 14 18 25 42 50 WEATHER COV......... CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RN TEMP................55 51 49 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 41 40 RH..................47 56 61 65 68 70 70 73 73 76 76 79 20 FT WIND DIR......W S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (9400-12500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............63 88 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................39 39 39 43 46 50 53 56 58 59 59 58 RH..................85 89 92 86 83 74 66 57 53 51 53 57 20 FT WIND DIR......SE E E E SE S S S S SW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 $$ FORECASTER...NICOSIA REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20101013.JESSU.01/BGM