FNUS71 KCTP 171226 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR B-12B...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 726 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WILL KEEP IT DRY UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE COUPLED WITH LIGHT WINDS. FINE FUELS ABOUT 9 PCT RIGHT NOW...BUT MIN RH/S SHOULD NOT DIP BLO 30 PCT TODAY OR WEDNESDAY. A SOAKING RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WHICH WILL HELP TO BRING THE FINE FUEL MOISTURE UP. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............45 40 35 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 51 53 48 RH..................47 42 39 47 20 FT WIND..........NE 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 TRANSPORT WIND......E 8 E 7 E 8 E 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 26 15 19 18 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 43 41 40 39 38 RH..................52 58 63 67 72 78 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WIND......E 12 E 12 E 9 E 8 E 7 E 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 29 34 40 42 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................36 39 44 48 52 51 RH..................89 84 74 66 58 59 20 FT WIND..........E 2 E 3 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND......E 6 E 10 E 16 SE 16 SE 14 E 13 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/RXR REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091117.B12B_.01/CTP