FNUS71 KBTV 231950 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRD MOUNTAIN WMA - 30...VT FPR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 350 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MID-DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT BRINGS A WETTING RAIN TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS RUTLAND COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND A QUARTER INCH BY THURSDAY MORNING. DRY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR THURSDAY WITH A GENERAL CLEARING OF SKIES THROUGH THE DAY...AND WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO ABOUT 30%...WITH WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 5-10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............34 26 22 28 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 47 50 53 RH..................53 43 36 32 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 40 44 49 55 52 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 50 47 44 41 38 RH..................32 37 42 49 55 64 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 E 2 E 2 E 3 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 45 43 40 38 35 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 42 46 50 52 53 RH..................64 48 45 39 35 33 20 FT WIND..........M M M M M M 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...LAHIFF REQUESTED BY...LARS LUND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.BIRDM.01/BTV