FNUS71 KCTP 101543 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR BUZZARD SWAMP...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1043 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...PROVIDING THE STATE WITH FAIR AND COOL WEATHER. DRY FINE FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES OFF THE EAST COAST ON SUNDAY...A MUCH WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE STATE. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT...RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED FIRE POTENTIAL ONCE AGAIN. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COVERAGE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 50% WITH ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN AREA FROM 2 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............3 3 4 3 3 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 34 45 53 56 57 RH..................72 64 45 38 37 36 20 FT WIND..........S 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 12 SW 12 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)........100 300 1100 2600 3500 3500 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............4 5 9 13 18 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 50 47 42 40 39 RH..................41 49 56 67 75 78 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 S 6 S 6 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2000 800 300 200 200 200 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............47 56 75 95 99 95 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 42 49 55 58 58 RH..................79 73 63 57 55 57 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...DEVOIR REQUESTED BY...PETER TO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120311.BUZZA.01/CTP