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Spot Forecast for GMFL Old Country Rd C&D...USFS
National Weather Service Albany NY
623 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 EDT on April 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at alb.stormreport@noaa.gov, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure centered over the region this morning will
gradually shift east off the New England coast through tonight,
bringing continued dry and cool weather. Minimum relative humidity
values will be low today, but winds will be light. A warm front
approaching from the west will move across the area and may
bring some showers and a few thunderstorms Saturday night into
Sunday. Warmer temperatures are expected early next week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Dewpoint............18 increasing to 22 late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 6 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 6 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7200 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (39600 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........2   2   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............32  37  41  45  47  50  52  53  55  53
Dewpoint........18  19  17  18  18  19  19  19  20  22
RH..............56  48  37  33  31  29  27  26  25  29
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   E   NE  NE  N   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   1   2   2   2   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.3   3   3   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 2.4 3.5 4.5 5.2 5.8 6.1 6.7 6.9 6.5
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7   12  18  23  26  28  31  36  40  39
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Min temperature.....Around 29.
Max humidity........75 percent.
Dewpoint............23.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 7 mph shifting to the south around 5
                    mph after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (28400 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........4   3   2   2   2   2   2   1   1   1   2   2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............51  48  44  40  38  37  36  34  32  31  31  30
Dewpoint........22  22  24  24  24  24  23  23  22  22  23  23
RH..............32  35  45  52  57  59  59  64  66  69  72  75
20 FT wind dir..NW  N   NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   S   SW
20 FT wind spd..2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3
Mix hgt (kft)...4.7 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Transp wind dir.NW  N   N   N   NE  NE  E   E   SE  SE  S   S
Transp wind spd.7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3
Vrate kt-ft/1K..28  14  3   0   0   2   2   2   2   2   1   1
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Max temperature.....Around 61.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Dewpoint............27 increasing to 31 in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (700 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (44400 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........6   9   13  15  18  20  25  30  35  38  42  45
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............32  34  38  45  49  53  55  58  60  61  60  59
Dewpoint........25  27  27  29  30  30  31  31  32  32  32  32
RH..............75  75  64  53  47  41  39  37  35  34  34  36
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   0   1   3   5   6   6   6   5   5
20 FT wind gust.3   3   3   5   7   8   9   10  12  12  12  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.2 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.4 4.6 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.6
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S
Transp wind spd.5   6   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   9   9   10
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Vrate kt-ft/1K..1   1   4   11  20  28  33  37  39  43  44  42
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR

$$
Forecaster...JPV
Requested by...Ryan Hughes
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412546.0/ALY
.DELDT 04/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL eric.hughes@usda.gov
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