972  
FNUS71 KBTV 262230  
FWSBTV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GMFL FR10 RXS...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
630 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (802) 658-0207, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP RH LOWER THAN  
USUAL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED  
TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN LAST NIGHT IN THE 70-80% RANGE.  
DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL BE RISING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY AS  
A WEAK SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST BRINGING SOME SHOWERS  
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN  
0.1", SO IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A WETTING RAIN, BUT WILL AID IN  
RH RECOVERY. A VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY  
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH ABOUT A 10% CHANCE OF OCCURRENCE.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........3 3 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............52 43 39 37 34 34  
RH..............31 45 52 54 61 64  
20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 3 E 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....4700 600 500 500 400 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 N 6 E 7 E 8 SE 9 SE 8  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........3 13 37 41 64 69  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............34 40 50 55 57 59  
RH..............66 59 44 40 38 36  
20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 SW 8 SW 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 10 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 3300 4700 5100 4500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 14 S 14  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........81 50 65 74 75 76  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 30 30 40 40 40  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............56 50 48 45 43 42  
RH..............40 52 56 68 82 89  
20 FT WIND......SW 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 9 S 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12  
MIX HGT (FT)....3200 800 1000 800 700 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 13 S 12  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800, THEN 2 UNTIL 0900, THEN 1.  
BEGIN/END OF PCPN...  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........74 69 78 76 63 76  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 10 10 10 10  
LAL.............1 2 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............43 46 49 55 61 63  
RH..............89 86 86 77 70 70  
20 FT WIND......S 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7  
20 FT WIND GUST. 7 8 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1200 1600 2100 1800  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 10 W 13 W 12  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...BOYD  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN HUGHES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 04/26/24  
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