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SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMERON MEADOWS...NYSDEC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY
820 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. IN
ITS WAKE...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING
BEFORE REACHING SUSTAINED VALUES OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 30 TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CONSIDERING THE BURN LOCATION
WILL HAVE A SOUTH FACING ASPECT...THE BURN AREA WILL SEE LIMITED PROTECTION
FROM SURROUNDING TERRAIN FEATURES.

WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...LOW-LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY MOIST AS MARINE LAYER AIR MAKES A RETURN. AS
A RESULT...AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LIKELY RANGE IN THE
50 TO 60% RANGE. WITH RESPECT TO SMOKE MITIGATION...STRONG WINDS ALONG AND
IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE SURFACE SHOULD RESULT IN RAPID DISPERSION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY
                    THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH BY LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............98     97     96     95
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................56     61     66     68
RH..................69     65     58     57
20 FT WIND..........S 10    S 15    S 20   S 20
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     25     35     35
MIX HGT (FT)........1500   2400   3300   3300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 43   S 44   S 44   S 44

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
MIX HGT (FT)........2500   900    900    400    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 48   S 48   S 48   SW 45  SW 44  SW 44

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    300    2200   3700   3700
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 51  SW 52  SW 52  S 52   S 53   S 53

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FORECASTER...GITRO
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM MEEHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130418.CAMER.01/BGM