FNUS71 KCTP 061833 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 36 COMPLEX UPDATE 2...PA NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 133 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 EST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... ...UPDATE 2 FOR RANGE 36 COMPLEX SPOT FORECAST... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND SHOULD ALLOW VRBL LOW LEVEL WINDS TO BECOME MORE IN LINE WITH THE SOUTHERLY GRADIENT FLOW. LIMITED MIXING HAS KEPT HOURLY TEMPS LOWER AND RH/S SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY FCST. HOWEVER EXPECT THE SLOWER EVOLVING CONDITIONS OBSERVED THUS FAR TO QUICKLY TREND TOWARD LOWER RH VALUES GIVEN INCREASED BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............18 25 39 47 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 41 42 43 41 RH..................60 45 40 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............29 23 21 17 13 9 5 3 3 3 2 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 38 37 36 34 33 32 31 31 30 30 29 RH..................47 51 51 54 57 61 64 67 70 73 75 78 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........39 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 (%).............2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 28 34 40 45 49 52 55 56 58 59 56 RH..................81 84 70 58 49 45 42 39 39 39 39 45 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...STEINBUGL REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120306.RANGE.02/CTP