FNUS71 KCTP 261907 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR CANOE CREEK...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 307 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE RIDGE TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST WILL KEEP UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 80S. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED AREAS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT. WINDS SHOULD MAINLY BE BELOW 20KTS. THIS SHOULD PRECLUDING ANY SIGNIFICANT OR WIDESPREAD ELEVATED WILDFIRE THREAT. HOWEVER THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF CONCERN. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TUESDAY SHOULD BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WED-THUR. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 6 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 77 81 85 RH..............54 42 34 29 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 18 SW 17 SW 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE. 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 (%).........5 4 10 16 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 75 71 69 67 64 RH..............35 42 47 51 54 59 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 S 5 S 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 14 SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 33 TO 37 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........25 29 33 43 50 59 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 64 68 73 76 79 RH..............68 66 55 46 39 35 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SW 7 SW 10 SW 12 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 18 SW 29 SW 36 SW 37 W 36 LAL.............1 1 1 1 3 3 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/BUDD REQUESTED BY...RICK MEINTEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090427.CANOE.01/CTP