FNUS71 KCTP 131041 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR HALDEMAN ISLAND...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 641 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY...BRINGING SUNNY AND MILDER WEATHER. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE REGION...CONTINUING THE DRY TREND OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THIS...ALONG WITH LITTLE TO NO RECENT RAINFALL WILL MAINTAIN LOW FINE FUEL MOISTURE. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS FOR FIRE IGNITION WILL BE PRESENT...THE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE LIGHT...LIMITING THE THREAT OF FAST-SPREADING WILDFIRES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 55 58 60 61 63 63 63 RH..................46 40 35 32 30 29 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.6 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N NW NW NW NW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FITZGERALD REQUESTED BY...STEVEN BERNARDI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120413.HALDE.01/CTP