FNUS71 KCTP 291050 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 34 N LZ...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 650 AM EDT FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 60. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............62 71 71 62 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 57 58 57 RH..................57 52 48 48 20 FT WIND..........W 13 W 14 W 14 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 TRANSPORT WIND......W 22 W 22 W 21 W 21 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. 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 (%).............57 51 43 33 25 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 52 49 47 45 43 RH..................51 57 61 64 65 71 20 FT WIND..........NW 13 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND......W 21 NW 21 NW 22 NW 18 NW 13 NW 12 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH. 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 (%).............8 0 0 0 0 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................41 45 52 58 62 67 RH..................78 66 52 42 36 32 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 13 N 16 N 18 N 17 N 14 N 13 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JUNG REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110429.RANGE.01/CTP