FNUS71 KCTP 270133 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR SGL 041 MARIA FIELDS...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 933 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 WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER LOW. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL PA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 0800...THEN 9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 1400...THEN 16-25 STRIKES. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH...INCREASING TO 31 TO 37 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............94 92 90 91 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 71 75 76 RH..................76 66 58 57 20 FT WIND..........S 12 S 15 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 TRANSPORT WIND......S 22 S 24 S 29 S 35 LAL.................3 3 4 4 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................16-25 STRIKES. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 38 TO 41 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............91 86 92 93 89 90 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................74 70 68 67 66 65 RH..................59 73 76 80 84 83 20 FT WIND..........S 14 S 15 S 15 S 15 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 20 20 TRANSPORT WIND......S 39 S 40 S 39 S 38 S 39 S 40 LAL.................4 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................16-25 STRIKES UNTIL 0800...THEN NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 28 TO 37 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 39 MPH LATE. 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 (%).............92 93 85 75 67 67 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................64 64 63 63 62 60 RH..................83 82 75 69 63 64 20 FT WIND..........S 16 S 17 SW 18 SW 20 SW 20 W 18 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 30 30 30 30 TRANSPORT WIND......S 44 S 45 SW 33 SW 28 SW 31 SW 37 LAL.................5 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...BRENT MCNEAL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.SGL04.01/CTP