FNUS71 KBTV 261328 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCHESTER FLOWER GARDEN...GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 928 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN/MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. CLEARING SKIES PRODUCES DRIER CONDITIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7700-9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............66 47 41 38 37 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 45 49 52 52 RH..................57 49 40 36 38 20 FT WIND..........S 0 S 1 W 2 NW 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4300 6600 7700 8800 8800 TRANSPORT WIND......S 13 S 8 SW 5 W 5 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 15 9 7 8 18 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 48 42 37 34 32 RH..................38 46 57 64 69 69 20 FT WIND..........N 6 N 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... MIX HGT (FT)........6300 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 N 3 N 1 N 1 N 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............26 31 27 29 36 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 36 48 56 60 61 RH..................72 67 46 34 27 26 20 FT WIND..........SE 3 SE 2 SW 2 SW 3 W 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1600 5400 6200 6600 7100 7300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 2 W 5 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LOCONTO REQUESTED BY...ENGINE CAPTAIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.ROCHE.01/BTV