FNUS71 KBGM 261851 FWSBGM SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHLINE SPUR...DCNR-BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY 251 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ON SATURDAY, 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN CRITICALLY LOW (7-8%). SATURDAY 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 5-10 MPH RANGE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............19 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 17 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 51 48 45 43 42 41 39 38 37 36 35 RH..................31 32 39 45 47 48 50 57 59 61 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......6.0 6.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....13 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............21 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................35 35 38 44 50 55 59 62 65 66 66 66 RH..................64 69 67 53 44 37 32 28 27 26 26 26 20 FT WIND DIR......E SE S SW W NW NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 5.5 5.5 5.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 6.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N W TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 $$ FORECASTER...MUNDSCHENK REQUESTED BY...SHAWN TURNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.HIGHL.03/BGM