FNUS71 KALY 081153
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR CHATFIELD FARM RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
753 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATE TODAY
AND TONIGHT...TRIGGERING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL REGION.
THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY...AND THEN STALL TO OUR
SOUTH...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
OHIO VALLEY AND TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FOR
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS
AS THE LOW APPROACHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.

PLEASE REFER TO OUR HOURLY WEATHER FORECAST GRAPH FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITH MORE TIME INCREMENTS. YOU CAN TYPE IN THE LAT/LON FOR
ANY LOCATION. THE LINK CAN BE FOUND FROM OUR MAIN WEB PAGE AT
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ALY AND CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC LABELED HOURLY WEATHER
FORECAST GRAPH...JUST BELOW THE MAIN POINT AND CLICK MAP. PLEASE CALL
WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT FROM LATE AFTERNOON ONWARD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...JPV
REQUESTED BY...GREG WOZNIAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120808.CHATF.01/ALY