FNUS71 KCTP 030116
FWSCTP

SPOT FORECAST FOR B-12 B-11...PA NATIONAL GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
916 PM EDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY...SUPPLYING
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN
5 AND 10 MPH DURING THE DAY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO
THE 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10
                    MPH.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100-4200
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............23  33  40  42  47  51
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................55  57  59  61  62  62
RH..................27  25  23  23  24  25
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD......10  9   9   9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.....    10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT).......3.1 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.....16  15  14  13  10  9
LAL.................1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX........4   4   5   5   5   5

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FORECASTER...FITZGERALD
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.B12B1.01/CTP