FNUS71 KCTP 011633 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR YACISIN BURN AREA SGL 279...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1233 PM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 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. 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. THANKS NEIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE LET US KNOW. BG .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH 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 11 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 47 57 65 70 76 MIN HUMIDITY........49 52 41 34 29 25 WIND (20 FT)........S 3 SW 3 SW 6 SW 7 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 5 S 3 SW 9 SW 13 SW 15 SW 16 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 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 (%).............11 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 65 61 58 56 53 MIN HUMIDITY........30 40 47 53 57 65 WIND (20 FT)........S 9 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 14 S 9 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 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 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 53 62 70 74 79 MIN HUMIDITY........74 68 55 43 36 31 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 5 S 5 SW 8 SW 10 S 10 S 12 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...NEIL J ITLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.YACIS.01/CTP