FNUS71 KCTP 091018 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR FTIG RANGE 36 NORTH...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 618 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER PENNSYLVANIA WILL PROVIDE THE STATE WITH MOSTLY SUNNY WEATHER TODAY WITH LOW RH/S. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST...WITH RAIN POSSIBLE BY DAWN OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH. FRIDAY WILL BE RAINY AND COOL...AS THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES JUST SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 54 57 58 58 59 59 59 RH..............41 34 31 30 29 29 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.14 17 17 15 14 15 16 17 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING EAST 1 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 14 28 46 60 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 45 42 39 37 RH..............33 45 51 57 62 67 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 3 W 3 NW 2 NW 2 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WIND..W 17 W 15 NW 8 NW 2 N 1 E 1 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 94 96 98 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............38 42 47 50 50 51 RH..............68 65 62 61 65 66 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 2 E 2 E 3 E 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 15 15 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 S 5 SE 3 SE 6 NE 12 E 15 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FITZGERALD REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090409.FTIGR.01/CTP