FNUS71 KCTP 091644
FWSCTP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACR...BOF, FD#6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1144 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL
BUILD EASTWARD INTO THE AREA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
BEFORE SETTLING TO THE SOUTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH ON FRIDAY. DRY
AND MILDER CONDITIONS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST AROUND 25 MPH
ACROSS THE DISTRICT LATER ON FRIDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
THAT WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION.
SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WILL OCCUR NEAR...AND IN THE WAKE OF THIS
ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. IT WILL BE
QUITE WINDY OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY WHEN
NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............9      2      5      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................30     36     36     35
RH..................58     46     45     48
20 FT WIND..........W 12   W 13   W 13   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     20     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      2      8
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................34     31     28     27     26     25
RH..................51     58     65     68     71     73
20 FT WIND..........W 8    W 6    W 7    W 8    W 7    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY...THEN
                    BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............16     17     17     68     68     97
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................24     25     30     35     38     38
RH..................75     73     60     51     45     45
20 FT WIND..........W 6    SW 7   W 10   W 14   W 15   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....       10     15     20     20     20

$$
FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...RICK MEINTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120209.CACR_.01/CTP