FNUS71 KCTP 231426 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKALOONS2...ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1026 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR CLEVELAND OHIO LATE THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT EAST AND PROVIDE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY. 20 FT WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 8-10MPH THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE LOW MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF ONLY 25 TO 30 PERCENT...AND DRY FINE FUELS... THE WINDS TO NOT APPEAR STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT RED FLAG HEADLINES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............9 1 7 10 10 10 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................50 51 52 55 57 59 56 MIN HUMIDITY........45 41 37 34 32 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....13 14 14 14 13 12 9 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............21 22 22 23 34 35 36 37 37 39 42 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................54 53 54 51 48 45 43 42 42 41 40 40 MIN HUMIDITY........34 36 33 38 44 49 54 57 57 60 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR......N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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 (%).............48 51 53 61 64 72 80 88 92 93 96 97 WEATHER COV......... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................40 40 41 45 48 50 52 54 55 57 58 57 MIN HUMIDITY........67 68 66 54 51 47 45 43 42 41 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 13 15 18 21 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WAVEREK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.BUCKA.02/CTP