FNUS71 KCTP 171815 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST DCNR...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 215 PM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 TEST SPOT FOR PA DCNR SAR TASK FORCE FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1354 EDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY AND UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM. LOW LEVEL MIXING OF A RATHER DRY AIR MASS WILL AFFORD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. FINE FUELS ARE DRYING OUT QUICKLY...AND THE LATEST DATA SHOWS 10-HR MOISTURE BELOW 10 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ FOG................. TEMP................55 56 56 57 TEMP (APPARENT).....55 56 56 57 MIN HUMIDITY........27 27 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 6 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ FOG................. TEMP................54 51 47 45 42 40 38 36 34 33 32 31 TEMP (APPARENT).....54 49 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 28 27 MIN HUMIDITY........32 38 44 48 53 59 64 69 74 78 83 86 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............10 13 19 28 36 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG................. TEMP................30 32 41 51 58 61 TEMP (APPARENT).....26 27 37 51 58 61 MIN HUMIDITY........90 88 61 43 35 32 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 SW 5 W 7 W 9 W 12 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/GARTNER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT RIMPA TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100317.TESTD.02/CTP