FNUS71 KCTP 180943 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR SGL 169...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 542 AM EDT WED APR 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A WEAK LOW MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST. THIS LOW WILL INCREASE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS AS THE DAY CONTINUES...WITH A CHANCE FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MIN RHS WILL BE IN THE 40S. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH AT 5 MPH OR LESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 78 73 65 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 56 57 58 RH..................48 43 40 41 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 N 3 SW 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2300 3500 4800 5800 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 7 E 5 SW 6 SW 8 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 52 50 49 48 38 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 54 51 49 47 45 RH..................45 55 62 70 79 84 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4700 2000 600 100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 21 18 13 10 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 46 55 60 65 70 RH..................88 88 62 52 44 37 20 FT WIND..........S 1 S 1 W 2 SW 3 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...CERU REQUESTED BY...STEVEN BERNARDI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120418.SGL16.01/CTP