FNUS71 KCTP 150936 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 36- UPDATE 1...PA NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 536 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND OHIO VALLEY TODAY. SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST SECTIONS BY AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA BY LATER THIS EVENING. MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WILL SEE BETWEEN ONE THIRD AND TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST PIEDMONT COULD SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 1 INCH. CLEARING SKIES AND MUCH MILDER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. FORECAST MIXING HEIGHTS FOR TODAY: 11AM: 3100 FT 12PM: 3800 FT 1PM: 4200 FT 2PM: 4300 FT 3PM: 4200 FT 4PM: 3800 FT 5PM: 3300 FT 6PM: 2600 FT 7PM: 2000 FT 8PM: 1350 FT .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............50 59 68 73 75 81 86 WEATHER COV......... CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RN TEMP................38 41 43 46 46 45 45 RH..................57 53 50 46 48 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 7 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN TONIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............92 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC 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................45 44 45 44 43 43 43 42 42 41 41 41 RH..................56 58 59 62 65 68 70 73 75 78 80 82 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 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 CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................40 40 42 44 46 49 50 51 53 54 55 53 RH..................84 86 78 76 72 68 65 63 61 59 56 59 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E S W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 2 6 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...STEINBUGL REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110315.RANGE.02/CTP