FNUS71 KCTP 031525 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 23 UNITS 1 4...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1025 AM EST TUE NOV 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON NOVEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM. NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ON THE RIDGES AND TO THE SOUTHEAST OF GAPS IN THE MOUNTAINS. SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE THIS EVENING...THEN HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING DECREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS LATE TONIGHT. DRY AND CHILLY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. HOWEVER...AN APPROACHING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH...GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............46 42 34 30 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................54 54 54 53 51 RH..................52 50 49 49 52 20 FT WIND DIR......W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......13 13 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....22 24 25 25 23 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............54 58 44 29 26 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 43 39 37 36 35 RH..................57 67 73 74 75 76 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 20 NW 15 NW 15 NW 13 NW 9 NW 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 4 4 3 5 .WEDNESDAY... LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NE 5 SE 6 S 7 S 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091103.RANGE.01/CTP