FNUS71 KALY 251232 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR WARDSBORO...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 832 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...THERE WILL BE NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 25 MPH THIS MORNING...BUT RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT... ...AS RH VALUES DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON... SURFACE WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO 15 MPH OR LESS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS LAST NIGHT WERE GENERALLY WELL UNDER A QUARTER OF AN INCH. COOLER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE NATION...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY EAST AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO NEXT WEEK. WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY PRODUCING SOME PATCHY CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS...BUT FOR THE MOST PART...OUR WEATHER WILL BE FAIR AND SEASONABLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE TO 75 TO 95 PERCENT TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...FRUGIS REQUESTED BY...DAVE DISANTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.WARDS.01/ALY