FNUS71 KBGM 131107 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSIC ZONE 3 - UNIT 09...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY 707 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL CONTINUED TO BE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. FINE FUEL MOISTURE IS RUNNING FROM 7 TO 10 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE THE WINDS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA FOR NY AND PA TODAY. ON SATURDAY...THE WINDS COULD COME CLOSER TO CRITERIA...ESPECIALLY IN PA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 3 4 5 8 12 12 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 48 51 53 55 56 57 57 RH..................49 42 37 35 30 29 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 16 16 16 14 14 14 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............11 10 5 5 7 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 51 47 43 39 37 RH..................27 36 42 51 59 61 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5700 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 NW 17 NW 17 W 20 W 21 W 21 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 21 24 29 41 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 37 48 57 63 65 RH..................59 56 39 29 23 25 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 3 W 5 W 6 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 300 3800 5700 5700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 20 W 17 W 17 W 17 W 17 W 17 $$ FORECASTER...HEDEN REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MCELHENNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120413.MOOSI.01/BGM