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SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSH OAK OPENINGS...NYSDEC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
722 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THROUGH TUESDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FAIR WEATHER...AND MODEST DAYTIME WINDS. EXPECT
WINDS TO PICK UP WITH DAYTIME MIXING BETWEEN 900 AM AND 1000 AM...AND
THEN REMAIN STEADY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 131 (VERY GOOD).

TIME (EDT)          7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............34     34     37     40     39     30
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................32     42     53     57     59     58
RH..................63     48     36     31     29     31
20 FT WIND..........SE 6   S 9    S 14   S 14   S 13   SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      5      5      5
SMK DISPERSION......0      40     123    122    115    103

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...APFFEL
REQUESTED BY...FOREST RANGER WILLIAM MEEHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130422.RUSHO.01/BUF