FNUS71 KALY 031644
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR BEMIS HEIGHTS RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1244 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MID HUDSON
VALLEY...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...

...ELSEWHERE GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND
45 MPH TODAY...

A COLD AIR MASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS AS WELL. HOWEVER...MUCH DRIER AIR MOVING IN WILL LEAD TO
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE RED
FLAG ISSUANCE AREA. OUTSIDE OF THE RED FLAG AREA...RH VALUES WILL BE
AROUND 30 TO 45 PERCENT AND SNOW COVER STILL REMAINS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL
EVERYWHERE AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TONIGHT AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO
30 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BUT RH VALUES WILL BE INCREASING TO MAXIMUM
VALUES OF 80 TO 100 PERCENT BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY BETWEEN 20 AND 30
PERCENT...HOWEVER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10-15
MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BGM
REQUESTED BY...GREG WOZNIAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.BEMIS.01/ALY