FNUS71 KCTP 122136 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERMAN VALLEY...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 436 PM EST THU NOV 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1607 EST ON NOVEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... THE STALLED REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IDA ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO FAR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING DRIER AIR INTO SOUTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...LEADING A RATHER THICK VEIL OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS THAT WILL PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON FRIDAY...ALLOWING RAIN TO SLOWLY SPREAD NORTHWEST ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. BY LATE IN THE DAY...LIGHT RAIN SHOULD BE FALLING OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE TONIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 23 TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............89 77 76 74 72 70 69 68 69 71 75 81 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................44 41 41 40 39 39 38 38 38 37 37 37 RH..................44 49 52 56 60 66 72 80 81 82 84 86 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 20 25 20 20 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....29 29 30 30 30 30 29 28 26 25 24 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............89 93 87 82 81 89 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................37 40 44 47 51 51 RH..................87 80 72 66 60 61 20 FT WIND..........NE 7 NE 7 NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 25 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 22 NE 21 NE 23 E 26 NE 26 NE 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 40 40 40 40 40 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...JAMES SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20091112.SHERM.01/CTP