Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/NORTHERN VERMONT AND
NORTHERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
540 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
BLUSTERY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PASSES TO OUR NORTH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH
ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY OVER
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. LIGHT WINDS EARLY TODAY WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT OVER SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT WILL BE HIGHER OVER THE NORTH.
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...A NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
AREA. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH JUST ISOLATED
AFTERNOON SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. IT WILL NOT BE AS
WINDY AS TODAY...WHILE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO
BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT.


NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-162145-
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES
540 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        20           0            0
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      69           45           67
20FTWND AM(MPH)       SW 10 G22                 NW  6
20FTWND PM(MPH)       W 17 G32     NW 11        NW 11 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM
PRECIP END            6 PM
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      29           89           32
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT            10910                     10490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     NW 16
VENTILATION RATE      304140                    156530

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

VTZ003-004-006>008-010-016>018-162145-
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
540 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        30           20           20
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      66           42           65
20FTWND AM(MPH)       W  9 G23                  NW  8 G15
20FTWND PM(MPH)       W 18 G32     NW 11        NW 13 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      32           98           33
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT            11650                     11850
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      NW 20
VENTILATION RATE      400590                    237040

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

VTZ011-012-019-162145-
WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
540 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      71           42           66
20FTWND AM(MPH)       SW 10 G23                 NW  9 G16
20FTWND PM(MPH)       W 21 G35     NW 12        NW 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      25           92           29
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT            11810                     11070
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 40                      NW 18
VENTILATION RATE      467950                    208360

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-162145-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
540 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      69           42           68
20FTWND AM(MPH)       SW 12 G22                 W  6
20FTWND PM(MPH)       W 16 G29     NW 10        NW 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      35           93           36
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT            8970                      9270
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      NW 17
VENTILATION RATE      235310                    164070

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NYZ029>031-034-162145-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
540 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        20           20           0
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      66           38           63
20FTWND AM(MPH)       SW 14 G23                 NW  7 G17
20FTWND PM(MPH)       W 19 G34     NW 11        NW 12 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            1
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      29           100          34
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT            11740                     11500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      NW 17
VENTILATION RATE      365870                    186230

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.

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