FNUS71 KBTV 031302 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR TEN KILN RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 902 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE TODAY AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES LOWER INTO THE 15% TO 25% RANGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 24 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND SLOWLY DECREASE BY SUNSET...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...FINE 1-10 HOUR FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY TODAY. HAVE DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING AT THIS TIME PER EARLIER COORDINATION AND ONLY MARGINAL WIND SPEEDS...THOUGH CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY. OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... MODEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE PUSHES INTO THE REGION. SO DESPITE CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...RH VALUES SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. HOWEVER...BY LATER THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION WITH CRITICAL RH/WIND VALUES POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. THUS FUTURE FORECASTS SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 6 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 43 45 46 RH..................27 20 17 16 20 FT WIND..........NW 12 NW 15 NW 15 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....18 24 22 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............37 76 74 72 69 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 40 33 29 27 26 RH..................17 25 38 48 53 55 20 FT WIND..........NW 12 NW 7 S 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............36 19 25 30 35 52 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................26 28 37 41 42 41 RH..................57 58 46 41 41 42 20 FT WIND..........S 7 W 5 W 10 W 16 NW 18 NW 20 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 20 25 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 20 $$ FORECASTER...TABER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.TENKI.01/BTV