FNUS71 KBTV 191018 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIPPLE HOLLOW WMA 4-19...VERMONT DEPT. OF FORESTS AND PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 618 AM EDT THU APR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 EDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING...ALLOWING FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DEVELOPING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. SW WINDS OF 6-8 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA AT IGNITION TIME...WITH POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH BY 3 PM. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW TODAY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ADDISON COUNTY VERMONT. SKIES BEGIN CLEAR...BUT WILL SEE PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH MID-LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............14 23 29 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 63 67 67 RH..................35 27 26 28 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 12 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 37 31 25 30 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 62 56 49 46 44 RH..................27 33 45 61 68 73 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............42 46 44 44 44 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 48 59 68 71 72 RH..................76 71 51 39 32 30 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 SE 5 S 5 S 8 S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BANACOS REQUESTED BY...LARS LUND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120419.WHIPP.03/BTV