FNUS71 KCTP 132049 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKALOONS RX...ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 449 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO CANADA WILL BUILD SOUTH...BRINGING CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A FEW DAYS OF PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY WEATHER. LOW RH/S AND DRY FINE FUELS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED FIRE RISK WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT...INHIBITING THE SPREAD OF ANY BRUSH FIRES THAT MAY FORM. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 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 (%).............45 21 16 11 7 8 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TEMP................55 49 45 41 38 35 MIN HUMIDITY........31 39 44 50 55 68 WIND (20 FT)........NE 6 NE 5 NE 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 9 NE 10 NE 12 E 10 E 7 E 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............9 9 10 12 16 20 24 28 30 28 24 21 WEATHER COV.........ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE........FST FST TEMP................33 35 38 43 47 52 54 56 58 61 63 63 MIN HUMIDITY........82 75 69 60 53 47 43 40 37 34 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR......E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE E E NE E E E SE S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 6 7 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WAVEREK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.BUCKA.01/CTP