FNUS71 KCTP 301016 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENLAND EAST RX UNIT 1UPDATE...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 616 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0620 EDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING EAST ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING WILL PROVIDE LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE REGION INTO THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST WILL SPREAD THICKENING CLOUDS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...AND COULD MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF WILLIAMSPORT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE TONIGHT. MAINLY CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS OF DRIZZLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 0 0 0 10 16 23 26 29 36 50 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 29 32 34 38 41 44 46 49 51 50 49 RH..................82 85 75 67 60 52 48 42 38 36 39 43 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N NW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.8 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N NW NW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 14 12 8 5 2 1 1 2 3 6 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1200-1300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............78 92 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY WEATHER TYPE........ RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 47 47 46 44 43 42 42 41 41 40 40 RH..................46 50 59 64 70 76 80 84 88 89 90 91 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SE SE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......8 6 3 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 10 13 16 21 24 25 26 26 25 25 23 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 93 76 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 40 41 41 42 43 44 45 46 46 47 47 RH..................91 88 84 81 79 76 73 70 67 67 66 65 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....22 20 18 18 18 20 18 18 18 17 17 16 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...TIM HAYDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.GREEN.02/CTP