FNUS71 KALY 111153 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR PERU OAK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 753 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 EDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TODAY...WHILE A STORM SYSTEM LINGERS OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. THE RESULT WILL BE DRY WEATHER AND NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY...POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME SHOWERS TO THE REGION BY AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER INTO THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RECOVER TO BETWEEN 80 AND 100 PERCENT TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY THE RH VALUES WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT. NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL BE BLOW AT 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT...LESS THAN 10 MPH...TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY SURFACE WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY AT 5 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KL REQUESTED BY...DAVE DISANTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.PERUO.01/ALY