FNUS71 KALY 181300
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR ROCK BOTTOM PILES...GREEN MOUNTAIN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
900 AM EDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON WITH HAINES VALUES AROUND 6...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY...THEN MOVE OFF SHORE
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH DRY WEATHER PERSISTING. A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY FROM CANADA WILL APPROACH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...AFFECTING
AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION WITH SOME POTENTIAL LIGHT
SHOWERS. UNSETTLED AND COOL WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE THE LAST
HALF OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH BENEFICIAL RAIN
POSSIBLE.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 40-60 PERCENT THIS MORNING WILL DROP OFF
FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO
BETWEEN 75 AND 95 PERCENT TONIGHT. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 TO
30 PERCENT THURSDAY  AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY 5 MILES OR LESS FROM A N-NW
DIRECTION. WINDS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHERLY
AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH.  WINDS WILL BECOME NEAR CALM TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THIS MORNING
BECOMING SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FRUGIS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCHOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.ROCKB.01/ALY