FNUS71 KCTP 061619 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 36 COMPLEX UPDATE 1...PA NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1119 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE THROUGH THE MID AND UPPER 30S INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S BY LATER TODAY. RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOW 40S THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK. AN INCREASINGLY MILD /AND AT TIMES GUSTY/ SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PROPEL TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL...BEFORE A COLD FRONT BRINGS SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AND A COOL DOWN ON FRIDAY. FINE FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO CURE/DRY AND WINDS WILL PICK UP EACH DAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WEDNESDAY LOOKS LIKE THE BEST DAY FOR ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH WINDS/RH/FUELS NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............53 54 54 55 57 58 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 37 39 41 42 44 42 RH..................62 43 41 39 37 35 39 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 7 8 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............45 41 38 32 26 20 14 11 10 9 7 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 39 38 36 35 34 33 31 31 31 31 31 RH..................43 47 50 53 57 61 65 70 71 72 73 75 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............3 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 10 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 30 35 40 45 49 52 55 58 59 59 57 RH..................76 77 66 56 49 45 42 39 35 35 37 41 20 FT WIND DIR......E E SE SE S S S SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......0 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 $$ FORECASTER...STEINBUGL REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120306.RANGE.02/CTP