FNUS71 KCTP 142201 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR SGL 251 PAP JOHN S...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 601 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON RH/S FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. THE LOW RH/S AND DRY FINE FUELS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED FIRE RISK THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT...THUS LIMITING THE SPREAD OF ANY BRUSH FIRES THAT MAY FORM. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 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 (%).............4 0 0 2 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 54 48 43 41 39 MIN HUMIDITY........38 44 56 67 74 82 WIND (20 FT)........SW 6 S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 6 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 W 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 (%).............0 0 0 2 7 6 6 7 7 10 15 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................37 39 41 47 52 58 62 66 70 71 72 72 MIN HUMIDITY........90 84 79 66 55 47 43 39 35 34 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S SW W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....2 2 2 3 5 7 8 10 13 16 18 20 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN C JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.SGL25.01/CTP