FNUS71 KBTV 272128 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR SARANAC LAKE FLOODING...NYS DEC FOREST RANGERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 528 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1718 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THROUGH FRIDAY...AS SEVERAL WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THESE FEATURES WILL HELP GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH SOME HEAVY RAIN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN...8 PM THEN ON AND OFF OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............76 93 98 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD NUMRUS OCNL OCNL NUMRUS SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................73 70 66 64 63 62 RH..................63 66 75 81 84 90 20 FT WIND..........S 15 SW 14 S 12 S 12 SW 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).....50 70 80 80 60 50 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN...MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 98 91 93 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................62 64 67 67 65 63 RH..................90 84 75 68 63 62 20 FT WIND..........S 10 S 14 SW 17 SW 21 SW 22 SW 23 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 30 30 30 35 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).....50 60 70 80 80 80 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN...ON AND OFF. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............87 73 86 90 85 82 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................61 59 52 46 42 39 RH..................62 57 63 71 79 82 20 FT WIND..........SW 22 SW 18 SW 12 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....45 45 45 30 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....60 40 30 30 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN...MAINLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............81 83 95 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................38 41 46 49 48 47 RH..................85 79 60 50 51 56 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 SW 13 SW 13 SW 14 SW 15 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...SISSON REQUESTED BY...CAPT JOHN STREIFF TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110427.SARAN.02/BTV