FNUS71 KCTP 012013 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR BUZZARD 2010...U.S. FOREST SERVICE ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 413 PM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 02. 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 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 (%).............11 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 69 64 60 57 53 MIN HUMIDITY........24 31 38 46 54 66 WIND (20 FT)........S 9 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 20 SW 17 S 13 S 9 S 7 SE 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 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 (%).............5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 52 61 70 75 80 MIN HUMIDITY........80 76 55 40 34 29 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 6 SE 6 S 12 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/GARTNER REQUESTED BY...GARY KOLESAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.BUZZA.01/CTP