FNUS71 KCTP 162351
FWSCTP

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER MILLSTONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
751 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING DRIER AND WARMER
WEATHER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
WEEKEND.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY...BECOMING WEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      6      2      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     49     59     64     65
RH..............76     46     31     25     23
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 5   W 8    W 10    W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15
TRANSPORT WIND..N 3    NW 6   NW 10  NW 13  NW 15
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      6      6

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      2      2      2      2      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     58     51     44     40     37
RH..............25     32     43     57     70     78
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 5    W 3    W 2    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     5
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 13  W 9    W 6    W 5    W 5
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....6      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...WFO CTP/RXR
REQUESTED BY...GARY KOLESAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.UPPER.01/CTP