FNUS71 KCTP 062209
FWSCTP

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOWSHOE...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY/DCNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
609 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1801 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP INTO
THE 40S. LOWS WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH INCREASING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

ALMOST IDENTICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TODAY
WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL
CONTINUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER
                    SUNSET.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 15
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................49     48     42     38     35     31
RH..................18     17     22     29     35     46
20 FT WIND..........NW 15  NW 14  N 10   NW 7   NW 6   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     15            10            5
MIX HGT (FT)........5900   3200   1200   300    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND......N 25   N 23   N 17   NW 13  NW 8   NW 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.................1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX........5      6      6      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................27     29     39     46     50     54
RH..................61     61     40     29     23     19
20 FT WIND..........W 2    W 2    NW 9   NW 14  NW 15  NW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)........200    700    3400   5400   6000   6300
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8   NW 13  NW 23  NW 28  NW 25  NW 24
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.................1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX........5      5      5      6      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...TYBURSKI
REQUESTED BY...ANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120406.SNOWS.01/CTP