FNUS71 KALY 151236 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR CONGDON PRIVY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 836 AM EDT WED MAY 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY... ...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY... THERE WILL BE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM TODAY AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES. MINIMUM RH VALUES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 40 PERCENTILE. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. TONIGHT...DRIER CONDITIONS WITH A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN WIND GUSTS. MAXIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD REBOUND TO BETWEEN 80 AND 100 PERCENT...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS WHERE PRECIPITATION OCCURRED. THURSDAY...A BREEZY DRY DAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. RH VALUES LOOK TO DROP TO AN AVERAGE 30 PERCENT. DEPENDING ON GREEN-UP STATUS FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED. A SHOWER IS POSSIBLE IN THE ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN GREENS BY LATE IN THE DAY AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT APPROACHES. OTHERWISE IT WILL BE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY LOOK DRY WITH LESS WIND AND MORE NORMAL RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...MAGLARAS REQUESTED BY...DAVE DISANTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130515.CONGD.01/ALY