FNUS71 KALY 161301 FWSALY SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR WIDOWS CLEARING...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 901 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 30 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON...AND WIND GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE... PER COORDINATION WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS...ALL AREAS HAVE REACHED GREEN UP. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON...TONIGHT THEY WILL BECOME LIGHT WEST AND BECOME NORTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH ON FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE DRY TODAY WITH MINIMUM VALUES INTO THE 20-30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE TO 80-100 PERCENT BY FRIDAY MORNING...FALLING AGAIN TO NEAR 30 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65F. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WASULA REQUESTED BY...DAVE DISANTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130516.WIDOW.01/ALY