FNUS71 KCTP 261251
FWSCTP

SPOT FORECAST FOR RNG 37 SAFETY STRIP...PA NATIONAL GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
851 AM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN ONTARIO WILL RIDGE SOUTHEAST
INTO PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...PROVIDING DRY AND COLD
CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE COMMONWEALTH. THE RIDGE WILL TEMPORARILY
WEAKEN ITS GRIP ON PART OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...AS
A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE SLIDES BY TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE. THIS
SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE A BIT OF LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE MASON DIXON LINE
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP
BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. HOWEVER...WINDS
WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............9      10     13     17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................27     31     34     36
RH..................51     42     35     31
20 FT WIND..........NW 8   NW 10  NW 10  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............22     26     39     56     69     71
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................35     31     28     25     24     23
RH..................33     41     51     60     67     70
20 FT WIND..........NW 9   NW 6   N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............73     75     65     52     42     31
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................23     23     26     32     37     38
RH..................72     74     63     48     38     35
20 FT WIND..........N 5    N 5    N 6    N 7    NW 8   NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....              10     10     10     15

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FORECASTER...WFO CTP/DEVOIR
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110326.RNG37.01/CTP