FNUS71 KBTV 211116
FWSBTV

SPOT FORECAST FOR MASTAITIS SEARCH...NYS DEC FOREST RANGERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
616 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0547 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FOR TODAY...INCREASING CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED AS AN OCCLUDED FRONT
APPROACHES THE REGION. TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S THIS
MORNING WILL GRADUALLY WARM INTO THE UPPER 20S...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY...REACHING INTO THE 40 MPH RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH THE PRECIP
TYPE LIKELY AS SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS WELL...POSSIBLY PUSHING OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES.
CLOUD COVER AND WINDS WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT TEMPS MAINLY IN THE 20S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............13     30     31     32     42     62
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................21     23     25     26     28     28
20 FT WIND..........SW 12  SW 16  SW 20  SW 28  SW 37  SW 45
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0      0      0      0      0      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............82     95     100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP................24     21     20     22     23     22
20 FT WIND..........SW 49  SW 51  SW 51  SW 44  SW 41  SW 44
CHC OF PCPN (%).....10     20     30     40     40     40

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FORECASTER...LAHIFF
REQUESTED BY...FOREST RANGER LT BRIAN DUBAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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