FNUS71 KCTP 291152 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR HALDEMAN ISLAND SGL 290...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 752 AM EDT FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...LOWER DEWPOINTS...AND LIGHTER WINDS. AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. OTHERWISE...GROUND CONDITIONS WILL START DRYING OUT AFTER OUR RECENT BOUT OF WET WEATHER. IT WILL BE DRY AND SUNNY ON SATURDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIP TO 30 PERCENT...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND FUEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ON THE HIGH SIDE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 24 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............63 65 68 71 72 69 64 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................55 56 58 59 60 61 62 60 RH..................59 55 52 50 47 45 43 46 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....21 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 26 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............54 49 47 44 39 34 30 25 22 20 16 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................57 55 53 52 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 RH..................49 52 55 57 60 62 63 64 65 68 71 74 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......12 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....22 23 24 25 26 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 (%).............7 1 0 0 0 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................41 46 53 59 64 68 RH..................79 67 52 42 35 32 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 10 TRANSPORT WIND......N 22 N 23 N 20 N 16 N 13 N 12 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...STEVEN BERNARDI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.HALDE.03/CTP