FNUS71 KOKX 291923
FWSOKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHEASTERN GRASSLAND RX...NYS-DEC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
323 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER ON TAP FOR MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION MOVES
OFFSHORE ON MONDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

RH VALUES WILL START OFF IN THE MID 40S...LOWERING TO THE MID
20S BY MIDDAY. THE KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX IS BELOW 200 WHICH
WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER THREATS TO A MINIMUM THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
    5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
    SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4100
    FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............0   0   0   0   3   5   6   8   9   13  20  28
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................38  41  44  47  49  52  52  53  53  55  57  58
RH..................52  49  44  38  33  30  29  29  30  29  29  30
20 FT WIND DIR......000 000 000 340 320 310 280 210 180 180 190 190
20 FT WIND SPD......3   3   4   3   3   4   5   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15
CWR.................0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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FORECASTER...MPS
REQUESTED BY...FOREST RANGER BRYAN GALLAGHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.NORTH.01/OKX