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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

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...JEN EDMONDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.WIDOW.01/BTV
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
