FNUS71 KCTP 261150 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 38 UPDATE 1...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 750 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... WET FUELS AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER LOW...DESPITE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...MUCH COOLER BUT MUCH CLOSER TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS WEEK. BREEZY WEST WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL DRY THE FUELS OUT A BIT...ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST AFTER ANY SHOWERS PASS BY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AS THE COLDER AIR RUSHES IN ON THURSDAY. FRIDAY SEEMS MAINLY DRY...OTHER THAN A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE NORTHWEST/ANF. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............58 62 62 62 63 63 63 64 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW TEMP................67 69 72 74 76 79 76 77 RH..................79 73 68 63 58 54 59 58 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............70 81 87 88 91 93 95 98 99 98 97 95 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................77 75 73 71 70 69 67 66 65 64 63 63 RH..................57 61 66 69 69 71 74 76 81 80 84 84 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE N NE N N N N N NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......15 14 13 10 8 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............94 92 91 91 90 89 88 87 86 87 88 90 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP................63 62 66 67 69 71 72 73 74 74 76 74 RH..................84 85 83 80 76 73 70 68 66 64 62 65 20 FT WIND DIR......NE N SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......2 3 6 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110426.RANGE.02/CTP