FNUS71 KBTV 161421 FWSBTV SPOT FORECAST FOR WIDOW S CLEARING...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1021 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... HEADS UP FOR INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 400 PM AND 600 PM AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. EXPECT 20 FOOT WIND GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. MIXING WILL ALSO HELP LOWER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DOWN TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN...BE AWARE OF THE INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THE WIND SHIFT BETWEEN 400 PM AND 600 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AT THE START OF THE BURN...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AT START OF BURN...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 200 PM. WATCH FOR A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 400 PM AND 600 PM. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 21 40 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 59 62 65 RH..................49 40 30 24 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 SW 14 SW 15 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 30 35 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............57 62 66 70 74 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 55 50 46 42 41 RH..................40 47 58 68 76 73 20 FT WIND..........NW 17 NW 15 NW 10 NW 6 NW 3 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 0 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. BEGIN/END OF PCPN... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............54 44 41 38 35 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 42 50 56 59 60 RH..................85 79 58 43 37 36 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 9 NW 10 NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...EVENSON REQUESTED BY...JEN EDMONDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130516.WIDOW.01/BTV