FNUS71 KCTP 292326 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASS MOUNTAIN RX FIRE...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY/DCNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 726 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY...SPREADING SHOWERS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RAINFALL THROUGH MONDAY EVENING IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS 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) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............52 52 89 80 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP................45 49 54 54 RH..................54 48 44 48 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 SE 8 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... 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 (%).............80 92 92 92 93 93 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ISOLTD S CHC S CHC TEMP................54 56 54 52 51 50 RH..................52 53 66 77 84 87 20 FT WIND..........S 9 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 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 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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 (%).............93 67 67 67 67 67 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 53 59 63 67 68 RH..................89 89 79 68 58 54 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 2 SW 5 W 8 W 10 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 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...LACORTE REQUESTED BY...MIKE BECKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.GRASS.01/CTP