FNUS71 KCTP 011106 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR TVMA-B...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 706 AM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES MUCH ABOVE NORMAL WILL LAST INTO THIS WEEKEND. FINE FUEL MOISTURES ARE LOWER THAN 10 PERCENT. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE DISTRICT TODAY... BUT WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE...KEEPING FIRE DANGER FROM BECOMING EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH. AN EVEN WARMER DAY IS IN STORE ON FRIDAY...WITH SIMILAR HUMIDITIES AND WINDS EXPECTED. SHOULD DEWPOINTS BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN FORECAST...AND OR WINDS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME PRIME FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THE NWS IN STATE COLLEGE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND PROVIDE UPDATES AS NECESSARY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 5 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 64 68 73 MIN HUMIDITY........55 44 39 34 WIND (20 FT)........SE 2 S 5 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 3 SW 5 SW 5 S 6 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 62 59 56 54 51 MIN HUMIDITY........43 56 63 68 72 79 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 SE 3 SE 1 E 1 SE 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 7 S 9 S 8 S 6 S 5 SE 3 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 52 60 68 73 78 MIN HUMIDITY........88 81 65 52 44 38 WIND (20 FT)........SE 1 NE 1 E 2 SE 5 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 15 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 6 S 9 S 10 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/MARTIN REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.TVMAB.01/CTP