FNUS71 KCTP 211252 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR D-03A RX...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 852 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... MUCH COOLER AIR WILL COVER THE DISTRICT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM RH WILL DROP NEAR 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS ALONG WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. HOWEVER...FINE FUELS REMAIN MOIST GIVEN RECENT RAINFALL. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY APPROACH THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY...SPREADING RAIN AND EVEN SOME MORE SNOW OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 29 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............27 27 26 28 27 26 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................52 53 55 57 57 57 57 RH..................39 36 34 32 30 29 29 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......17 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 30 30 30 30 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....29 29 28 28 26 26 25 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 19 22 27 25 53 WEATHER COV.........NONE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 51 44 40 38 37 RH..................31 38 51 63 69 74 20 FT WIND..........NW 16 NW 9 NW 6 NW 3 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 5 5 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 24 NW 20 N 15 N 9 N 5 NE 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............61 72 88 94 100 100 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSN RNSN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................36 37 42 45 45 45 RH..................77 74 60 53 54 57 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 E 3 E 6 E 7 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 10 E 13 E 12 E 13 SE 17 SE 23 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/GARTNER REQUESTED BY...MR TIMOTHY HAYDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110421.D03AR.01/CTP