FNUS71 KCTP 292050
FWSCTP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUZZARD SWAMP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
445 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT SNOW LIKELY DEVELOPING
DURING THE AFTERNOON. A LIGHT EAST WIND WILL BRING INCREASING
MOISTURE TO THE AREA WITH MUCH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THAN
RECENT DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
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 (%).............55  67  73  73  73  73  75  78  81  84  87  89
WEATHER COV.........                                LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE........                                SN  SN  SN  SN
TEMP................22  21  24  26  28  31  33  34  36  37  38  37
RH..................73  75  69  68  65  62  60  58  56  54  52  55
20 FT WIND DIR......NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD......3   3   5   5   6   7   7   8   8   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5           10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.....5   6   6   6   6   6   7   9   10  12  12  12
LAL.................1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX........4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   4   4   4   4
MIXING HEIGHT(KFT)..1   1   1   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4
DSI.................1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

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FORECASTER...WFO CTP
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SABIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.BUZZA.01/CTP