FNUS71 KCTP 091151 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR ACKERS BURN...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 751 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS UNDER CONSIDERABLE SUNSHINE IS IN STORE FOR THE LOCAL AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL BE CONTINUED DRY...BUT A FEW MORE CLOUDS ARE LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................52 55 58 60 62 63 63 62 RH..................50 45 41 38 36 34 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR......N NE NE N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......10 12 12 10 9 10 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.1 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-1900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............10 11 13 15 17 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 54 48 44 40 34 RH..................38 45 54 63 71 87 20 FT WIND..........N 10 N 7 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3900 2700 1000 200 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 13 N 14 NE 9 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 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 (%).............16 16 16 16 16 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 42 49 56 62 68 RH..................77 70 52 39 29 24 20 FT WIND..........E 5 E 5 E 7 E 8 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1300 2600 3800 4400 4600 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 7 E 9 E 13 E 10 E 6 NE 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/DANGELO REQUESTED BY...JEFF YEAGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110509.ACKER.01/CTP