NORTHERN NEW YORK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

FNUS51 KBTV 090806 FWFBTV FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/NORTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 406 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...RELATIVELY DRY PERIOD EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA TODAY TO JUST SOUTH OF CAPE COP BY TONIGHT. GIVEN THIS FEATURE WILL REMAIN THAT FOR SOUTH...THE THREAT FOR ANY RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES AND POINTS SOUTH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH AND THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS RAIN WILL COME BETWEEN 4PM AND MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE ANY CRITICAL VALUES. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT. MORE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES EXPECTED. A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. MORE SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES...BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL COME SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-092130- 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 406 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 62 41 63 20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 20FTWND PM(MPH) N 7 LGT/VAR N 10 G25 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 35 88 35 HAINES INDEX 5 4 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 6640 8PM-8AM/PO TO VP 9480 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 8 N 21 VENTILATION RATE 59110 217930 REMARKS...NONE. $$ VTZ003-004-006>008-010-016>018-092130- ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 406 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 61 37 60 20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND PM(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR N 11 G25 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 33 93 37 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 7120 8PM-8AM/PO TO VP 10440 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 6 N 23 VENTILATION RATE 51700 235120 REMARKS...NONE. $$ VTZ011-012-019-092130- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 406 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD AMOUNT MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 20 0 PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 58 38 58 20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 20FTWND PM(MPH) NE 6 LGT/VAR N 10 G25 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 38 95 40 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 6950 8PM-8AM/PO TO VP 9520 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 N 28 VENTILATION RATE 70300 253000 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ026-027-087-092130- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG... POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR 406 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 61 37 62 20FTWND AM(MPH) NE 7 NE 5 20FTWND PM(MPH) NE 9 NE 5 G12 N 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 35 93 37 HAINES INDEX 5 5 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 5270 8PM-8AM/GD 7370 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 15 N 13 VENTILATION RATE 71200 92060 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ029>031-034-092130- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE... TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID 406 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 58 32 59 20FTWND AM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR 20FTWND PM(MPH) NE 8 NE 5 N 8 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 37 100 38 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 6180 8PM-8AM/FA 9890 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 N 20 VENTILATION RATE 64850 206920 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ EVENSON