948  
FNUS71 KOKX 191245  
FWSOKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BNL NORTHEAST COMPLEX A&I...BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
845 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
IT WILL BE HOT AND DRY TODAY. SCT TSTMS POSSIBLE ON WED WITH A  
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. MIN RH IN THE 40S BOTH TODAY AND WED. SW  
WINDS THRU TNGT BECOME NW LATE WED BEHIND THE FRONT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 87.  
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10  
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH.  
ADI.................17 TO 28.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 16 11 8 20 24 22 14 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 79 82 83 86 86 86 87 84  
RH..............66 58 53 51 48 46 48 45 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..220 210 210 210 210 200 200 200 210  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 12 14 14 16 17 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 240 220 220 220 220 210 220 220  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 15 16 18 20 21 21  
ADI.............19 21 19 23 26 28 28 23 17  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 68.  
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
ADI.................7 TO 16.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........31 34 46 48 62 55 55 36 41 48 32 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 79 73 71 70 70 71 71 70 69 69 69  
RH..............51 56 66 71 73 71 71 71 68 73 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..220 210 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 230 230 210 220 220 230 240 240 250 240  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 18 17 16 16 16 17 16 15 15 15  
ADI.............13 12 16 15 14 14 11 8 11 10 7 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.  
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.  
ADI.................14 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 62 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........40 25 17 16 22 15 17 24 87 87 87 87  
WEATHER COV..... DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC  
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 80 80 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 40  
TEMP............68 70 74 77 82 85 86 86 86 86 86 85  
RH..............78 73 66 60 51 45 43 45 45 46 46 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..220 230 230 240 230 230 220 220 220 220 230 240  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 12 12 14 14 16 17 18 17 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.5 2.7 2.4 1.1 1.0 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.240 250 250 260 260 260 260 250 230 230 230 230  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 16 16 18 18 21 21 22 18 15  
ADI.............14 14 14 22 30 41 53 62 59 29 23 16  
 
 
FORECASTER...FEB  
REQUESTED BY...KATHY SCHWAGER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613909.1/OKX  
.DELDT 05/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KSCHWAGER@BNL.GOV  
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