FNUS71 KALY 201222
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR APPLE ORCHARD...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
822 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OF THE COAST OF MAINE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS. A STORM
SYSTEM WILL MOVE  EAST ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION EARLY ON THURSDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY SOME SHOWERS LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...ALLOWING FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 90-95 PERCENT THIS MORNING WILL DROP TO
AS LOW AS 45-50 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE
BETWEEN 90 AND 100 PERCENT TONIGHT.

NEARLY CALM WINDS THIS MORNING WILL PICK UP TO 4-8 MPH BY THE LATE
MORNING HOURS FROM A SOUTH-SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. WINDS WILL AVERAGE ABOUT
6-12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL BECOME CALM FOR
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS
                    LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FRUGIS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.APPLE.01/ALY