FNUS71 KBTV 211458 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR CUTTS PEAK...GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1058 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE INTO THURSDAY. CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR CONTINUED DRYING OF FINE DEAD FUELS. SUNSHINE AND SUMMER-LIKE WARMTH EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM 78 TO 85 DEGREES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35% RANGE TODAY AND THURSDAY...THEN 25 TO 30% PERCENT ON FRIDAY. EXCELLENT RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH VALUES 90 TO 100%. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND MAY PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER FRIDAY AND OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY...THEN WESTERLY 10-15 MPH ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY NORTHERLY BREEZES AT 10-15 MPH FRIDAY. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................66 71 77 RH..................58 47 37 20 FT WIND..........S 3 SW 5 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 3 8 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................74 63 60 58 56 55 RH..................40 58 64 67 69 66 20 FT WIND..........S 7 S 5 S 5 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 0 0 10 10 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 6 13 19 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 54 66 75 81 82 RH..................71 74 56 43 33 32 20 FT WIND..........SE 2 SE 3 S 3 SW 7 W 12 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 10 10 20 $$ FORECASTER...JN REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.CUTTS.01/BTV