FNUS71 KCTP 081903 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST DISTRICT 3...BOF, FD#6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 303 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1451 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE MOVING INTO THE SPOT REGION. TEMPERATURES HAVE PROBABLY REACHED THEIR PEAK AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTY FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT ANOTHER WARM DAY ON MONDAY WITH WINDS PICKING UP IN THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH CLOUDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA MONDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 38 MPH...BECOMING WEST 23 TO 26 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............59 29 34 15 9 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 53 50 47 45 42 RH..................30 38 45 51 56 58 20 FT WIND..........W 20 W 17 W 15 W 14 W 13 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 25 20 20 20 15 TRANSPORT WIND......W 35 NW 38 NW 37 NW 33 NW 30 W 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 36 TO 41 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 38 TO 47 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO AROUND 33 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............22 43 43 43 57 57 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................41 42 48 53 56 56 RH..................59 58 45 37 32 32 20 FT WIND..........W 13 W 14 W 20 W 23 W 23 W 22 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 30 30 35 30 TRANSPORT WIND......W 24 W 30 W 41 W 47 W 45 W 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 10 10 20 20 LAL.................1 1 1 1 3 3 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...RICK MEINTEL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120408.FORES.01/CTP