FNUS71 KCTP 251258 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RNG 30 UNITS 2 3 BURN...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 858 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PRESS SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES TODAY...SPREADING RAIN SHOWERS INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA EARLY IN THE DAY AND REACHING THE SOUTHEAST TOWARD EVENING. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT...BRINGING A STEADY RAIN TO THE AREA...WHICH MAY CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING OVER THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS. MOSTLY SUNNY...BREEZY AND DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION FRIDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST FROM CANADA. DESPITE GOOD DRYING CONDITIONS...FINE FUELS WILL REMAIN DAMP FROM THE RECENT RAINFALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............76 83 87 91 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................45 51 58 60 MIN HUMIDITY........63 56 49 49 WIND (20 FT)........SE 3 SE 5 S 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY...THEN RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............96 99 100 100 100 98 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................59 52 49 46 44 41 MIN HUMIDITY........54 75 78 82 87 82 WIND (20 FT)........W 3 NW 3 NW 5 N 8 N 10 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 10 15 20 20 TRANSPORT WINDS.....M M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TRANSPORT WINDS.....M M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/RXR REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.RNG30.01/CTP