FNUS71 KCTP 051819 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR PA130 EXERCISE...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 119 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1047 EST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN WILL BE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL TURN TO SLEET THEN HEAVY SNOW ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH UP TO A FEW INCHES ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. ALL OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP IT VERY MOIST. THE WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY TODAY AND COULD GUST INTO THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE AT TIMES ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MONDAY LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD CLEAR OUT OVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH NORTHERLY WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO OUR NORTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 24 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................50 49 49 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 RH..................73 79 81 83 85 87 89 88 85 83 81 82 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....23 22 22 23 24 24 23 23 23 24 24 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).....50 90 90 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 24 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP................47 46 46 45 45 43 41 39 38 38 37 35 RH..................83 86 88 89 90 93 100 100 100 99 96 95 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 6 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 25 25 20 15 20 20 25 20 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....24 23 23 22 21 20 20 18 18 17 17 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).....100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...JOE MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110305.PA130.01/CTP