FNUS51 KBTV 250752 FWFBTV FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/NORTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 352 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...MORE RAIN TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTHEAST WILL KEEP RAIN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. AREAS FROM THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS EASTWARD TO THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. LESS THAN A HALF INCH IS EXPECTED OVER THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY OF NEW YORK. PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER WILL EXIST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES... AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGH WITH VERY GOOD RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. WATCH FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE UPPER LOW MOVES FAR ENOUGH EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY FOR DRIER AIR TO MOVE IN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY. A WARM FRONT MOVES IN ON WEDNESDAY FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...THEN THE FRONT MOVES UP INTO CANADA AND A SURGE OF WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ALONG WITH INCREASED MOISTURE FOR HIGHER HUMIDITIES. NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-252130- 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 352 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 100 100 90 PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 45 41 51 20FTWND AM(MPH) N 14 N 18 G28 20FTWND PM(MPH) N 16 G30 N 18 G30 N 15 G24 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.70 0.64 0.17 PRECIP DURATION 12 12 8 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 74 100 61 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4120 8290 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 36 N 25 VENTILATION RATE 164390 217870 REMARKS...NONE. $$ VTZ003-004-006>008-010-016>018-252130- ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 352 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 100 100 90 PRECIP TYPE RAIN SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 40 35 47 20FTWND AM(MPH) N 12 G22 NW 16 G22 20FTWND PM(MPH) N 15 G29 N 14 G24 NW 16 G27 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.80 0.49 0.13 PRECIP DURATION 12 12 7 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 80 100 67 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4450 7170 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 26 NW 26 VENTILATION RATE 122300 214860 REMARKS...NONE. $$ VTZ011-012-019-252130- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 352 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 100 100 60 PRECIP TYPE RAIN SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 42 37 48 20FTWND AM(MPH) NW 11 G21 NW 17 G23 20FTWND PM(MPH) NW 14 G28 NW 11 G23 NW 15 G27 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.65 0.37 0.04 PRECIP DURATION 12 12 3 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 78 100 65 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4600 7870 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 36 NW 31 VENTILATION RATE 178850 237310 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ026-027-087-252130- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG... POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR 352 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 40 40 20 PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 54 42 61 20FTWND AM(MPH) N 15 G22 N 11 G20 20FTWND PM(MPH) N 16 G28 N 9 G18 NW 11 G25 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.17 0.05 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 PM MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 45 95 35 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 8010 9850 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 32 NW 22 VENTILATION RATE 235670 183240 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ029>031-034-252130- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE... TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID 352 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 90 90 70 PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 43 38 53 20FTWND AM(MPH) N 13 G24 NW 16 G25 20FTWND PM(MPH) N 17 G30 N 13 G25 NW 14 G27 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.42 0.13 PRECIP DURATION 12 12 5 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 71 100 54 HAINES INDEX 3 3 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 7520 10200 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 33 NW 24 VENTILATION RATE 248860 253970 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS. .MEMORIAL DAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ EVENSON ----- FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FROM NWS ALBANY ----- .DISCUSSION... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE COASTAL LOW REMAINS IN THE VICINITY KEEPING CONDITIONS UNSETTLED. THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS HIGH DESPITE THE OCCASIONALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN LATER THIS WEEKEND AND INTO MEMORIAL DAY WITH NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. BENNINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNINGTON 420 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-13) 40 (-6) 52 RH % (24H TREND) 79 (0) 93 (+7) 56 20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 9 G28 NW 10 G26 20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 13 G28 NW 11 G26 NW 12 G26 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.57 0.19 0.05 PRECIP DURATION 12 10 3 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2330 4780 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 35 NW 28 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53120 96890 DISPERSION 5 5 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. $$ WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...WILMINGTON 420 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-14) 38 (-8) 50 RH % (24H TREND) 78 (+7) 97 (-3) 58 20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 9 G28 NW 11 G28 20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 12 G28 NW 12 G27 NW 13 G28 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.63 0.21 0.05 PRECIP DURATION 12 10 3 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2260 4370 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 41 NW 32 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63660 106340 DISPERSION 5 5 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. $$ EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 420 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-18) 39 (-10) 54 RH % (24H TREND) 79 (+14) 93 (-4) 49 20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 10 G28 NW 12 G29 20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 13 G28 NW 13 G29 NW 13 G29 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.56 0.18 0.03 PRECIP DURATION 12 10 3 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2490 5560 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 37 NW 33 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73050 123690 DISPERSION 5 5 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 2 3 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$