FNUS71 KBGM 091726 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR WAUGH FIELDS RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 126 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY SKIES AND SURFACE HEATING SHOULD LEAD TO A SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH. THIS WIND WILL HELP TO MIX THE LOW LEVELS ALLOWING THE SMOKE TO RISE...AND DEWPOINTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL. STARTING AROUND 7 PM THE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL FALL QUICKLY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6800-32500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................58 61 RH..................45 42 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 LAL.................1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 VRATE KT-FT/1000....33 33 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10200-32500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............50 63 65 68 70 74 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 55 51 48 46 44 RH..................46 55 66 74 79 86 20 FT WIND..........S 3 SE 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 2 2 VRATE KT-FT/1000....33 33 33 33 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 29 MPH LATE. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10200-31000 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............81 87 87 88 88 86 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........DRZL RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................43 44 52 58 63 64 RH..................93 93 74 69 65 65 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 2 2 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 VRATE KT-FT/1000....10 10 10 10 31 31 $$ FORECASTER...CHAMPNEY REQUESTED BY...BILL STEWART DEPUTY REFUGE MANAGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110409.WAUGH.02/BGM