FNUS71 KCTP 180951 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER HORSE SGL 235...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 551 AM EDT WED APR 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK SW FLOW ALOFT AND MAINLY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA AT THE SURFACE WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BE LIGHT...WITH INCREASED MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...AND LOW TO MID CLOUDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION. ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION FROM THE EXITING WEAK LOW MOVING NORTH ALONG THE COAST WILL BE GONE BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY...SO EXPECT RH/S TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S THOUGH THE WEAK FLOW WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............21 16 10 10 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 57 62 67 67 RH..................64 52 44 38 37 20 FT WIND..........SW 1 SW 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........MISSING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............21 24 24 24 24 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................65 61 58 56 54 52 RH..................41 47 55 61 66 75 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 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........M M M M M M .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........MISSING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 53 59 65 68 71 RH..................86 77 62 52 47 41 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 5 S 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M LAL.................M M M M M M HAINES INDEX........M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...CERU REQUESTED BY...BRENT MCNEAL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120419.UPPER.01/CTP