FNUS71 KCLE 031411 FWSCLE SPOT FORECAST FOR POTTERS POND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1011 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WARM DAY ON TAP FOR NORTHERN OHIO TODAY WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISING TO NEAR 70S HOWEVER SOME COOLER AIR FROM THE LAKE MAY HOLD TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST FLOW AT THE SURFACE AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AND EASTERLY FLOW OF 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER WILL SUPPRESS THE LAKE BREEZE FOR ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE LAKE SHORE. WINDS WILL REMAIN UP OVERNIGHT KEEPING THE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXED. CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR ON SATURDAY AS THEY ARE TODAY WITH DEW POINTS A FEW DEGREES LOWER WHICH WILL PUT RH VALUES IN THE UPPER 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5400 FT AGL TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE. DEWPOINT............54-57 SURFACE WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............38 37 33 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 65 66 66 DEWPOINT............56 57 57 52 RH..................81 75 73 59 20 FT WIND..........SE 8 E 9 E 12 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 SURFACE WIND........SE 8 E 9 E 12 E 14 SURFACE WND GST.....10 10 15 20 HAINES INDEX........2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1700-3300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE. DEWPOINT............52...DECREASING TO 43 EARLY IN THE EVENING. SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............24 20 26 35 42 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................66 64 60 58 57 56 DEWPOINT............52 44 44 43 43 43 RH..................60 49 55 57 59 61 20 FT WIND..........E 14 E 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 15 15 15 SURFACE WIND........E 14 E 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 SURFACE WND GST.....15 15 10 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-3700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 18 MPH. DEWPOINT............41. SURFACE WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............37 35 27 16 8 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 56 61 64 66 67 DEWPOINT............43 43 42 41 40 40 RH..................64 60 49 42 39 38 20 FT WIND..........SE 8 SE 8 E 9 E 12 E 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 SURFACE WIND........SE 8 SE 8 E 9 E 12 E 13 E 14 SURFACE WND GST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...JAMISON REQUESTED BY...JEFF FINN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130503.POTTE.01/CLE