FNUS71 KBTV 171251 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIPPLE HOLLOW WMA...VT FPR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 851 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON THURSDAY MORNING AS A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY LATE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS...WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL START IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S... BUT WILL QUICKLY WARM INTO THE 60S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE 25% TO 30% RANGE WITH SOME INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 25 30 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 55 62 66 RH..................38 30 27 26 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 S 6 SW 7 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....8 9 10 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 59 67 78 91 97 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 57 53 50 48 47 RH..................42 49 59 66 71 71 20 FT WIND..........M M M M M M 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 30 30 30 30 30 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 95 86 86 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 48 51 54 56 57 RH..................76 74 63 57 51 47 20 FT WIND..........M M M M M M 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 20 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....30 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...KM/TABER REQUESTED BY...LARS LUND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120419.WHIPP.01/BTV