FNUS71 KCTP 192017 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR STITZER GAP...BOF, FD7, BALD EAGLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 417 PM EDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT... AND BECOME LOCATED ALONG THE OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA BORDER FOR THE MIDDAY HOURS OF TUESDAY. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND A LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 4-7 MPH WILL OCCUR. THERE WILL BE A FEW GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 40 PERCENT AT NOON...AND FALL TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 30 PERCENT AT 4 PM TUESDAY. .TODAY... LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 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 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 12 9 13 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............9 7 4 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 0 9 WEATHER COV......... ARS ARS ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE........ FST FST FST FST TEMP................58 56 54 51 49 46 44 42 41 39 38 36 MIN HUMIDITY........30 34 37 42 48 54 58 61 65 70 75 80 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD......9 8 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 17 16 16 16 15 14 10 8 6 5 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............5 2 4 4 5 5 8 11 18 18 18 18 WEATHER COV.........ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE........FST FST TEMP................35 34 40 43 48 52 55 57 59 61 64 61 MIN HUMIDITY........86 92 74 63 54 45 41 38 35 32 30 34 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...AMY GRIFFITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.STITZ.01/CTP