FNUS71 KCTP 121110
FWSCTP

SPOT FORECAST FOR W S G  SGL 279...PA GAME COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
710 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING HUMIDITY TO THE
REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE WARM FRONT LATE TODAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
STATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-4800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............38  41  43  46  47  51  58  65
WEATHER COV.........                SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE........                RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP................63  67  69  72  73  75  74  75
RH..................60  55  52  50  49  48  48  48
20 FT WIND DIR......S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.....    10  10
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.8 1.3 2.3 3.5 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   SW  W   SW  S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.....12  9   8   7   6   6   6   6
LAL.................1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX........3   4   4   4   3   3   3   3

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FORECASTER...WFO CTP
REQUESTED BY...NEIL J  ITLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110512.WSGSG.01/CTP