FNUS71 KALY 101738
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR GROUT POND...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
138 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH AT
LEAST THURSDAY...WHILE A STORM SYSTEM LINGERS OFF THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST. THE RESULT WILL BE DRY WEATHER AND NEAR SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES. SOME CLOUDS FROM THE COASTAL STORM WILL SPREAD ACROSS
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

WITH THE FLOW AROUND THE COASTAL STORM AND THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA
ANCHORED NORTH OF THE REGION...WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY
ALTHOUGH THEY MAY VARY AT TIMES TO EAST-NORTHEASTERLY. WINDS SPEEDS OF 6-12
MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. DRY AIR IN PLACE WITH KEEP RH
VALUES THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY AROUND 35 PERCENT.

RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO BETWEEN 80-100 PERCENT TONIGHT...WITH THE
NORTHERLY WINDS DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH.

ON WEDNESDAY...RH VALUES WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45
PERCENT...WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS
UP TO 20 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FRUGIS
REQUESTED BY...JEN EDMONDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110510.GROUT.02/ALY