FNUS71 KCTP 261500 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 38 UPDATE 1...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1100 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... STRONG DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED AIR MASS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND OCCASIONALLY GUST BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. DESPITE RECENT RAINS AND ABOVE NORMAL SOIL MOISTURE..FINE FUELS HAVE CURED TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE..THE FIRE DANGER IS IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY FOR TODAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............30 36 45 57 63 65 70 75 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE........ TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP................72 73 75 76 78 79 77 77 RH..................92 82 73 65 57 54 58 58 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD......12 16 17 17 15 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............80 85 87 87 88 88 88 89 89 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP................76 74 73 71 70 68 67 66 64 64 64 63 RH..................60 63 65 69 73 77 79 81 86 85 83 83 20 FT WIND DIR......SE S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......15 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............91 91 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........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP................64 65 66 66 67 67 68 70 71 72 73 73 RH..................85 87 89 89 89 89 85 81 77 76 74 73 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 12 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...STEINBUGL REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110426.RANGE.02/CTP