FNUS71 KBGM 261309 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHLINE SPUR...DCNR BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY 909 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH LITTLE RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING OVER NORTHEASTERN PA, 10-HR FUEL MOISTURES REMAIN CRITICALLY LOW (7-8%). DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO WORK INTO THE REGION TODAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH LEVELS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 20% RANGE. MAIN LIMITING FACTOR PREVENTING SIGNIFICANT FIRE WX CONCERNS CONTINUES TO BE FAIRLY WEAK 20-FOOT WINDS WHICH SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 6-12 MPH RANGE LATER TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-7100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............15 17 18 21 22 22 21 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 48 51 54 56 57 57 57 RH..................49 42 36 32 29 27 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 13 13 13 10 10 10 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............19 15 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 18 23 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 52 49 46 43 41 40 38 36 35 33 32 RH..................27 31 36 40 45 50 52 59 64 66 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......6.3 6.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 12 13 13 13 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............31 35 37 38 40 42 44 45 46 44 39 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 33 36 41 47 52 56 59 62 64 64 64 RH..................78 82 75 62 49 41 34 30 28 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 $$ FORECASTER...MUNDSCHENK REQUESTED BY...SHAWN TURNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.HIGHL.02/BGM