FNUS71 KCTP 262331 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR HALDEMAN ISLAND SGL 290...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 731 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... WET FUELS AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP OVERALL FIRE DANGER LOW. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 1400...THEN 16-25 STRIKES. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 31 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 43 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............95 92 90 90 91 84 92 92 89 91 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................68 72 76 77 77 72 70 69 67 67 RH..................83 74 65 63 64 78 81 85 89 89 20 FT WIND..........SE 8 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 12 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 SE 10 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSPORT WIND......S 23 S 25 S 26 S 31 S 36 S 37 S 37 S 33 S 30 S 38 LAL.................3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. LAL.................16-25 STRIKES UNTIL 1100...THEN NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 44 MPH...DECREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............93 94 90 85 80 72 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 67 67 68 69 67 RH..................88 88 79 71 64 61 20 FT WIND..........S 12 S 12 S 12 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSPORT WIND......S 44 S 44 S 43 SW 35 SW 24 SW 28 LAL.................5 5 5 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...STEVEN BERNARDI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.HALDE.02/CTP