FNUS71 KOKX 281045 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR MASHOMACK PRESERVE PRESCRIBED BURN...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 645 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTHWEST OF THE GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE. STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH WILL REINFORCE VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT AREA WIDE BY 11 AM. WITH NO RAIN DURING THE PAST 3 DAYS...THE GROUND HAS RAPIDLY DRIED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL AID IN THE RAPID SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES...IF ANY DEVELOP. PLEASE USE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...SMALL CHANGES IN FORECAST CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-5700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 49 44 38 33 33 32 28 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............30 33 35 38 40 42 43 43 43 RH..............55 49 45 42 41 37 38 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..300 300 300 300 300 300 300 310 310 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.310 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 320 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 25 25 26 26 28 28 29 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. MIXING WINDS........ TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........21 18 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 12 13 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 40 38 37 36 35 35 34 33 32 31 30 RH..............43 46 52 54 56 59 59 58 58 61 63 66 20 FT WIND DIR..310 320 320 320 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND DIR.M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.M M M M M M M M M M M M .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. MIXING WINDS........ TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........17 18 27 29 34 39 44 49 54 59 64 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............30 30 32 35 38 40 42 44 45 46 46 45 RH..............66 69 63 58 53 49 46 44 43 43 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..310 310 330 320 300 280 270 250 240 240 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND DIR.M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.M M M M M M M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...GC REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BATCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110329.MASHO.01/OKX