FNUS71 KCTP 021412 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR BUZZARD SWAMP BURN J...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1012 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY AND VERY WARM WEATHER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AS MUCH AS 25 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WILL LAST INTO THIS WEEKEND. FINE FUEL MOISTURE IS LOWER THAN 10 PERCENT. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT GENERALLY 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. A SIMILAR DAY TEMPERATURE-WISE IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. HOWEVER...SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST AROUND 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY OR AT NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS LATER SATURDAY WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SHOULD DEWPOINTS TURN OUT TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN FORECAST...AND OR WINDS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME PRIME FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND PROVIDE UPDATES AS NECESSARY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 35 40 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................61 69 78 83 MIN HUMIDITY........53 40 28 22 WIND (20 FT)........S 7 S 9 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 10 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 10 SW 8 SW 8 S 9 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............45 45 32 32 12 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 71 65 62 58 53 MIN HUMIDITY........28 36 47 54 64 73 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 13 S 16 S 18 S 18 SE 16 SE 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........6 5 5 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 (%).............12 24 24 24 24 24 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................49 55 62 70 77 81 MIN HUMIDITY........87 72 60 46 33 27 WIND (20 FT)........SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 S 15 S 16 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 20 20 20 20 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 15 SE 15 SE 16 S 20 S 25 S 29 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/RXR REQUESTED BY...GARY KOLESAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.BUZZA.02/CTP