FNUS71 KCTP 111041 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR FUN HATER SGL 174...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 641 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MAY 11. 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. WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT 5-10 MPH. SOME LOCAL EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITYS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 30S DUE TO THE LACK OF MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE AND THE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. MAX TEMPS SHOULD BE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. RH/S SHOULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WIND DUE TO THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. TONIGHT WILL HAVE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ALLOWING FOR HIGH RHS OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY EXCEPT THERE WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE SFC AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...ALLOWING FOR HIGHER RH VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............42 32 25 28 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 65 71 73 RH..................51 43 37 34 20 FT WIND..........E 7 E 7 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... MIX HGT (FT)........2400 4200 5300 5200 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 10 SE 9 E 8 E 9 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 12 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 (%).............32 35 37 39 41 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 70 65 60 55 51 RH..................35 38 46 55 64 75 20 FT WIND..........E 7 E 6 E 5 E 3 SE 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4400 3000 1300 300 300 100 TRANSPORT WIND......E 10 SE 10 SE 12 SE 9 SE 5 E 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 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 (%).............43 43 43 47 50 54 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 53 62 68 73 73 RH..................83 75 59 48 43 43 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 5 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 800 2100 3300 3900 4000 TRANSPORT WIND......E 7 SE 10 SE 13 SE 13 SE 10 SE 8 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...NEIL J ITLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.FUNHA.02/CTP