FNUS71 KCTP 170945 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR FI-210 BURN...BOF, FD#5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 545 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE TODAY. GUSTS COULD REACH 30 MPH IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. RH/S WILL GET INTO THE 40S AND 30S DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WELL. MOST OF MONDAY WILL BE DRY...BUT RAIN IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 29 TO 31 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............9 9 9 7 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................58 61 64 66 63 RH..................47 44 39 36 40 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......15 16 16 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 25 25 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....29 30 31 31 30 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 3 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 (%).............7 5 16 20 36 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 53 51 49 48 47 RH..................45 58 63 67 69 69 20 FT WIND..........W 10 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 25 NW 14 NW 13 NW 10 W 5 W 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............50 63 69 76 82 86 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 45 49 53 56 59 RH..................73 74 67 58 49 44 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 1 W 5 NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND......W 3 W 3 W 12 NW 16 NW 15 NW 17 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/GARTNER REQUESTED BY...DAN LECRONE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101017.FI210.01/CTP