FNUS71 KCTP 121004 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 38...PA ARNG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 604 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA TODAY...PROVIDING THE COMMONWEALTH WITH SUNNY AND MILD WEATHER. LOW RH/S AND DRY FINE FUELS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED FIRE RISK THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT...INHIBITING THE SPREAD OF ANY BRUSH FIRES THAT MAY FORM. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY...BRINGING RAINY AND COOLER WEATHER TO THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............8 8 8 8 8 10 13 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................54 56 58 60 62 63 65 65 MIN HUMIDITY........40 36 33 30 27 26 24 24 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 10 12 13 13 14 14 13 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 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 (%).............21 26 34 44 51 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 57 51 46 44 42 MIN HUMIDITY........27 34 46 57 64 70 WIND (20 FT)........N 7 N 5 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 12 N 8 NE 10 NE 12 NE 12 NE 9 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............68 75 81 89 95 95 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................42 43 45 46 47 48 MIN HUMIDITY........72 70 66 64 66 65 WIND (20 FT)........NE 5 E 3 E 2 E 3 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 7 NE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 E 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.RANGE.01/CTP