FNUS71 KCTP 291026 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 36 35...PA NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 626 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING SOUTHEAST INTO THE COMMONWEALTH FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL MAINTAIN FAIR COOL WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEYS AND THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND POINTS TO THE EAST...WILL GUST BETWEEN 15 AND 18 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............11 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................32 35 38 41 43 46 46 44 RH..................45 42 37 34 31 27 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......9 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............16 16 16 17 19 20 22 23 24 28 35 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................43 41 40 38 37 36 36 35 34 33 32 31 RH..................34 39 41 44 46 49 51 53 55 59 61 65 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD......9 7 5 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 10 9 8 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............49 56 60 61 64 67 80 82 86 89 100 100 WEATHER COV......... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........ RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................31 30 31 33 35 37 38 39 40 41 41 40 RH..................67 71 67 65 62 59 58 57 56 55 55 58 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N W SW SW SW S S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110329.RANGE.02/CTP