FNUS71 KBTV 091315
FWSBTV

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR 4...FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
915 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 EDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACROSS THE FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR AREA. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
BE SCATTERED IN NATURED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEN BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE
NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WIND GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE...AND
LIGHTNING. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...10AM TO MIDNIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............77     80     84     86     88
WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS
TEMP................67     73     77     77     74
RH..................84     73     67     67     74
CHC OF PCPN (%).....20     30     50     60     70

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...ONGOING THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............88     90     90     91     91     92
WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP................72     68     65     63     62     61
RH..................79     93     97     97     97     97
CHC OF PCPN (%).....70     70     60     50     40     30

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FORECASTER...EVENSON/LOCONTO
REQUESTED BY...DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN BASHAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120809.FRANK.01/BTV