FNUS71 KOKX 300804 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHEASTERN GRASSLAND RX...NYS-DEC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 404 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY SLIDES OFFSHORE. SUNNY MORNING SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING LATE DAY CLOUD COVER. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING...WILL LIKELY BECOME NE AROUND 5 MPH AROUND TIME OF IGNITION. SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 8 MPH... INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE MID-LATE AFTERNOON WITH SEABREEZE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP RAPIDLY THIS MORNING...THROUGH THE 30 PERCENT RANGE AT IGNITION TO MID 20 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RH VALUES SHOULD REBOUND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE POST SEA-BREEZE FRONT AND THEN CONTINUE TO RECOVER TOWARDS 70 PERCENT THROUGH THE EVENING. CLOUD COVER CONTINUES TO LOWER AND THICKEN WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY THIS MORNING... BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AT TIME OF IGNITION...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000-5200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 4 7 9 12 13 19 31 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 41 47 51 54 56 57 58 58 59 59 59 RH..................52 46 40 36 31 27 25 23 23 24 25 27 20 FT WIND DIR......000 000 010 020 030 040 080 150 180 190 190 190 20 FT WIND SPD......2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............46 63 72 75 80 85 90 95 98 98 99 99 WEATHER COV......... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 54 51 49 48 48 48 48 48 49 49 50 RH..................30 38 46 54 58 63 65 71 74 74 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR......190 190 180 180 180 170 170 160 160 160 150 150 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 CWR.................0 0 0 30 30 30 50 50 50 70 70 70 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 22 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 52 53 55 57 58 57 56 55 55 56 56 RH..................77 77 77 74 69 69 72 77 80 80 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR......140 130 130 130 130 130 130 110 110 090 060 040 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................80 80 80 80 80 80 60 60 60 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...NV REQUESTED BY...FOREST RANGER BRYAN GALLAGHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.NORTH.01/OKX