FNUS71 KCTP 192351 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR PA-ALF-FR 492-494...ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST/USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 751 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2025 EDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA WILL PROVIDE THE AREA WITH PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY WEATHER TONIGHT...ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASINGLY GUSTY SOUTH WIND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............46 44 40 38 39 38 34 35 43 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 58 55 53 51 50 49 48 47 46 RH..................51 56 62 69 71 74 77 80 83 87 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......5.2 3.5 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W SW S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 10 7 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............50 52 54 54 55 57 58 59 59 57 53 51 WEATHER COV......... SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 45 48 52 59 64 67 69 70 70 70 70 RH..................91 87 79 70 57 49 43 40 38 37 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 6 8 10 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.7 2.2 4.1 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 10 13 16 20 23 24 25 25 25 26 26 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FITZGERALD REQUESTED BY...DIANA EMMONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120419.PAALF.02/CTP