FNUS71 KCTP 051142 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR TVMA-B...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 742 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT MAY TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...BUT NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL PICK UP AND BECOME GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING THEN TURN TO THE WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. MIN RH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 40 PERCENT. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A RETURN OF DRIER AND CONTINUED GUSTY CONDITIONS...WHICH WILL ONCE AGAIN ELEVATE THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY MORNING... INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 28 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............40 51 60 59 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................58 66 70 74 MIN HUMIDITY........55 48 46 41 WIND (20 FT)........SE 8 SW 10 SW 13 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 20 20 25 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 15 S 22 SW 23 W 28 LAL.................1 1 3 3 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY...GRADUALLY BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. LAL.................9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 2000...THEN NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 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 (%).............57 57 57 57 11 11 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................70 65 63 61 59 57 MIN HUMIDITY........49 58 68 69 70 75 WIND (20 FT)........W 9 W 6 W 3 W 2 NW 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 10 10 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 22 W 9 W 8 NW 7 NW 3 SW 5 LAL.................3 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 28 TO 29 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 (%).............11 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 58 66 73 77 81 MIN HUMIDITY........82 75 62 49 42 36 WIND (20 FT)........SW 2 S 3 SW 7 SW 10 SW 13 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 20 25 30 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 3 S 3 S 10 SW 18 SW 24 SW 29 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/RXR REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.TVMAB.01/CTP