FNUS71 KCTP 151350 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN STEPS...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY/DCNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 950 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0925 EDT ON JULY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A PERIOD OF DRY AND VERY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY...BUT OTHERWISE THE REST OF THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TRAINING! .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............5 3 18 24 28 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................69 79 82 86 86 MIN HUMIDITY........87 66 55 45 43 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 6 W 5 W 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 9 NW 8 NW 5 NW 5 SW 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 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 (%).............23 6 13 23 30 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................84 80 78 74 71 70 MIN HUMIDITY........46 54 60 67 76 77 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 7 W 7 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 0800...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 (%).............33 34 41 52 60 59 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................69 73 77 81 85 88 MIN HUMIDITY........83 80 69 60 51 47 WIND (20 FT)........W 1 W 2 SW 6 SW 9 W 12 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 7 W 13 W 14 W 16 W 17 W 18 LAL.................1 3 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/GARTNER REQUESTED BY...DAN LECRONE TYPE OF REQUEST...TEST/WILDFIRE TRAINING .TAG 20100715.INDIA.01/CTP