FNUS71 KBGM 261504 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR FLRX12...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY 1104 AM EDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 PERCENT TODAY WITH DEACREASING RELTAIVE HUMIDITIES TOWARD EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. OCCASIONAL SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 33 TO 38 MPH. DEWPOINT............30...DECREASING TO 12. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............29 29 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 32 32 DEWPOINT............13 11 11 RH..................47 41 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 35 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 EYE LVL WND GST.....30 30 35 SURFACE WIND........NW 16 NW 17 NW 17 SURFACE WND GST.....30 30 35 MIX HGT (FT)........4300 4900 5000 TRANSPORT WIND......N 35 N 33 N 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........2 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 29 TO 38 MPH. DEWPOINT............10. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............6 0 0 1 1 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 30 27 24 21 20 DEWPOINT............11 10 10 10 9 9 RH..................41 42 48 54 59 62 20 FT WIND..........NW 13 NW 8 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 35 20 30 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 10 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....30 35 20 30 25 20 SURFACE WIND........NW 16 NW 10 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 SURFACE WND GST.....30 35 20 30 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)........5000 500 500 600 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 38 N 38 N 38 N 33 N 32 N 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 29 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE. DEWPOINT............8. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 2 3 5 6 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................18 19 26 33 38 40 DEWPOINT............9 8 7 7 7 8 RH..................67 61 44 33 27 26 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 NW 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 NW 4 N 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 5 SURFACE WIND........NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 NW 6 N 4 SURFACE WND GST.....15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........500 2200 2200 2800 3500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND......N 29 N 25 N 25 N 17 N 14 N 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MUNDSCHENK REQUESTED BY...DAVE DISANTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.FLRX1.01/BGM