FNUS71 KOKX 300859 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE RX BURN...NYWIMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 459 AM EDT SAT OCT 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 EDT ON OCTOBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY BUT GUSTY DAY IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SOUTH AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TONIGHT WITH WINDS DIMINISHING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 26 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 22 23 25 30 35 40 45 47 51 59 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 43 44 46 49 51 52 53 54 54 54 54 RH..............70 73 73 65 56 52 50 48 46 46 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..280 270 270 270 260 260 260 250 250 240 230 220 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.2 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.290 280 280 270 260 250 250 250 250 240 230 230 TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 17 21 24 26 28 29 30 30 29 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1000-2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 36 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 21 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........62 61 60 58 55 52 49 46 44 41 36 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 52 51 51 52 52 52 51 50 49 49 48 RH..............52 54 59 61 59 61 61 63 66 68 68 71 20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 220 230 230 240 240 240 240 250 250 260 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 7 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.8 2.4 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.230 220 220 220 230 230 240 240 240 250 250 260 TRANSP WIND SPD.25 22 20 25 31 36 33 28 22 21 22 22 $$ FORECASTER...AL REQUESTED BY...ROBERT ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101029.RIDGE.02/OKX