FNUS71 KCTP 091719 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE GROVE...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 119 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... VERY WET AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... KEEPING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT LOW FOR THE NEXT 3-5 DAYS. VERY LITTLE DRYING IS EXPECTED WITH DAYTIME RH/S IN THE 60S AND 70S. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............83 85 85 83 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................77 70 67 66 RH..................72 88 93 93 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 2G5 NW 2G5 NW 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)........1800 600 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 N 5 N 3 N 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 0800...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............74 69 69 67 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................65 67 75 77 RH..................93 88 71 66 20 FT WIND..........NW 2G5 NW 2G5 NW 5 NW 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 1400 4000 4300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 7 NE 8 NE 3 N 2 LAL.................1 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 2000...THEN NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).............67 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............SCTTRD TEMP................75 68 65 63 RH..................68 83 85 86 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 3G5 N 3G5 NE 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 800 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 6 N 7 NE 8 NE 5 LAL.................3 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 0800...THEN 16-25 STRIKES. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD TEMP................61 63 66 69 71 73 RH..................94 90 84 80 77 71 20 FT WIND..........NE 3 NE 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 700 2300 3400 3600 4100 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 6 E 9 SE 6 SE 5 SE 6 S 8 LAL.................1 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...CHAD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110909.PINEG.01/CTP