FNUS71 KCTP 031059 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR F-01...PA ARNG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 559 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...COMBINED WITH DIURNAL MIXING WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 25-30 PERCENT OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. 20FT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN VEER AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. DESPITE DRY FINE FUELS AND MARGINALLY LOW RH VALUES...LIGHT WINDS AND MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS WILL PRECLUDE AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER THREAT AND KEEP THE FIRE DANGER IN THE LOW CATEGORY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............22 25 27 28 28 31 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................23 26 29 30 30 30 30 RH..................45 40 35 34 34 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 6 6 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............36 37 40 45 50 55 61 65 65 67 68 69 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................28 27 26 26 25 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 RH..................40 43 46 48 50 53 56 58 61 63 64 66 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............71 71 73 76 77 79 80 81 83 84 85 87 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................22 22 25 28 31 33 36 38 39 39 39 39 RH..................68 69 63 58 54 50 47 44 46 48 50 55 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 8 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...STEINBUGL REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.F01__.01/CTP