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
536 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY
THROUGH THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
ONTARIO WILL TRACK EASTWARD ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT PROVIDING A
FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL GENERALLY PUSH EAST OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY
BY MID MORNING. THE FRONT SETTLES SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY FOCUSED ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL
VERMONT. THE BOUNDARY WILL SHIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WARM AND MOIST AIR
MASS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
THUNDERSTORMS BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE IT
WON/T BE RAINING CONTINUOUSLY...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BRING
OVER AN INCH OF RAIN TO MOST SECTIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY OVER
THE NEXT 48 TO 72 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE
NORMAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS IS
EXPECTED TO RETURN FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.


NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-212115-
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
536 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        80           80           60
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      73           57           79
20FTWND AM(MPH)       E  5                      S  7 G19
20FTWND PM(MPH)       NE  7        E  5         S  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.25         0.09
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            4
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      54           91           46
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4
LAL                   3            3            3
MIXING HGT            5100                      10010
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      SW 17
VENTILATION RATE      67300                     172250

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

VTZ003-004-006>008-010-016>018-212115-
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
536 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        80           90           70
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      67           53           76
20FTWND AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FTWND PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.23         0.14
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            4
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      57           93           51
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4
LAL                   3            3            4
MIXING HGT            6450                      9730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  5                     SW 16
VENTILATION RATE      54670                     160240

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

VTZ011-012-019-212115-
WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
536 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        80           80           60
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      74           55           79
20FTWND AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FTWND PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      SE  7        SW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.21         0.10
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            5
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      54           94           46
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4
LAL                   3            3            4
MIXING HGT            9730                      9960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     SW 20
VENTILATION RATE      86200                     172060

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-212115-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
536 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        90           90           50
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      72           60           78
20FTWND AM(MPH)       NE  6                     SW  6
20FTWND PM(MPH)       NE  9        NE  5        SW 10
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.22         0.05
PRECIP DURATION       3            9            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      61           95           57
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
LAL                   3            3            4
MIXING HGT            4250                      7540
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 12                     SW 26
VENTILATION RATE      44300                     178660

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NYZ029>031-034-212115-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
536 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        90           90           70
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP      71           57           76
20FTWND AM(MPH)       W  6 G24                  SW  6 G24
20FTWND PM(MPH)       N  5         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.31         0.08
PRECIP DURATION       4            9            4
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIN/MAX/MIN RH %      60           96           49
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4
LAL                   3            3            4
MIXING HGT            7520                      12130
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      W 22
VENTILATION RATE      97710                     231180

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.

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

$$







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