FNUS71 KALY 011240 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR SAM S POINT RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 840 AM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON JUNE 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT...MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 30 TO 45 PERCENT TODAY...RECOVER TO 75 TO 100 PERCENT TONIGHT...AND DROP TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH TODAY...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...AND WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...IAA REQUESTED BY...GABRIEL CHAPIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110601.SAMSP.01/ALY