FNUS71 KCTP 171130 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 23 UNIT 4...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 730 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 EDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... IT WILL BE FAIR BREEZY AND DRY TODAY AND TUESDAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING RAIN BACK TO THE REGION FOR MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............11 0 16 27 34 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 54 58 62 65 63 RH..................69 61 51 44 38 40 20 FT WIND..........W 8 W 9 W 13 W 15 W 16 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)........800 1500 4100 5600 6100 5100 TRANSPORT WIND......W 14 W 15 W 24 W 28 W 31 W 30 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............59 46 46 46 82 82 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 54 53 51 50 49 RH..................44 54 57 60 63 66 20 FT WIND..........W 12 W 9 W 6 NW 3 NW 2 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 300 100 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND......W 23 SW 9 W 8 W 9 W 9 W 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........6 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 (%).............82 82 82 82 73 73 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 47 52 56 59 62 RH..................75 74 64 57 52 50 20 FT WIND..........E 0 SE 1 SE 2 SE 3 SE 5 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 400 1400 2700 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 3 S 3 SW 5 SW 8 SW 13 S 14 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/RXR REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111017.RANGE.01/CTP