FNUS71 KCTP 241235 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR FTIG F-1...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 835 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN STATES AND BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT OTHERWISE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAY WILL BE MAINLY RAIN FREE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO CLIMB OVER THE WEEKEND AS SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING IN HIGHER DEWPOINTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. MORNI TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........33 35 38 39 39 38 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 62 65 68 70 73 71 RH..............46 43 42 40 37 35 39 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 15 16 16 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING EAST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........37 36 35 35 35 34 34 34 33 32 30 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 68 66 65 64 63 62 62 61 60 59 58 RH..............42 47 51 55 59 63 64 66 67 70 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 16 15 13 10 8 6 5 3 2 2 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 26 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........25 22 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 31 33 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 56 61 65 68 72 75 77 79 81 83 80 RH..............81 85 66 61 56 50 48 46 44 42 38 43 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.E S S S SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 2 5 9 13 17 22 25 26 26 25 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090424.FTIGF.02/CTP