FNUS71 KCTP 122051 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUND KNOB...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY/DCNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 451 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... FRIDAY WILL BE SUNNY AND CONTINUED DRY. WHILE FINE FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY DRY AND DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW 30 PERCENT...THE WIND WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...ONLY ON THE ORDER OF 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............4 4 4 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 50 53 58 RH..................55 41 35 28 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4200 6000 6100 6300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 W 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 (%).............1 2 2 4 5 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 50 48 46 45 42 RH..................34 42 47 51 53 60 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6300 5500 1900 BLW100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND......W 12 W 13 W 7 W 3 W 3 W 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH. 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 (%).............19 29 29 31 46 46 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 45 52 58 62 66 RH..................67 58 46 40 36 34 20 FT WIND..........W 1 S 1 S 7 SW 10 SW 13 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........200 300 3100 4500 4400 3800 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 3 SW 1 SW 14 SW 21 SW 23 SW 25 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LACORTE REQUESTED BY...MIKE BECKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120413.ROUND.01/CTP