FNUS71 KALY 141245
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR MEILSON FARM RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
845 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH TODAY...MAINLY MOHAWK VALLEY AND
NORTHWARD...
...RH VALUES AT OR BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF
THE MOHAWK VALLEY...

YESTERDAY/S RAINFALL WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH REGION
WIDE...WITH MANY AREAS NOT RECEIVING ANY MEASURABLE RAINFALL.

A BRISK DAY SHAPING UP WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE TODAY. A
WESTERLY BREEZE WILL AVERAGE 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH
ACROSS THE CATSKILLS AS WELL AS THE MOHAWK VALLEY NORTHWARD. MINIMUM
RH VALUES IN THESE AREAS WILL RANGE FROM JUST OVER 30
PERCENT...EXCEPT CLOSER TO 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE ADIRONDACKS.

FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE MID HUDSON VALLEY AND LITCHFIELD
COUNTY...RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S BUT THE WIND IS PROJECTED
TO BE A LITTLE LESS...5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN TUESDAY BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL.

LESS BREEZY CONDITIONS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SUNSHINE ON THURSDAY WILL DIM
BEHIND INCREASING HIGH AFTERNOON CLOUDS.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-55 PERCENT)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...JPV
REQUESTED BY...GREG WOZNIAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.MEILS.01/ALY