FNUS71 KCTP 141849 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR AREA 420 WSG COMPLEX...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 249 PM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............51 50 74 74 74 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................55 61 68 74 74 RH..................76 63 53 46 46 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 40 40 LAL.................1 1 1 3 3 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 0500...THEN 16-25 STRIKES. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............74 87 87 87 87 87 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................72 67 63 61 59 57 RH..................50 61 66 70 73 78 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 W 7 SW 7 SW 7 S 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M CHC OF PCPN (%).....40 30 30 30 30 30 LAL.................3 3 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................16-25 STRIKES. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............87 73 73 73 73 73 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................55 55 60 65 68 71 RH..................82 80 71 63 60 55 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 W 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M CHC OF PCPN (%).....30 50 50 50 50 50 LAL.................4 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LA CORTE REQUESTED BY...BRENT MCNEAL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120315.AREA4.01/CTP