FNUS71 KCTP 091716 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR WSG SGL 279...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 116 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ONLY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A NORTHWEST WIND AND GENERALLY DRY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............83 82 80 78 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 62 62 61 RH..................61 59 57 55 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......6.2 6.5 6.6 6.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 16 17 18 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............79 81 82 78 72 69 67 65 64 65 66 68 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 59 58 56 55 54 52 51 50 48 47 45 RH..................60 64 67 69 71 73 74 76 77 79 82 84 20 FT WIND DIR......W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......5.9 4.9 3.7 2.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............69 71 56 56 56 56 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 47 49 52 55 58 RH..................82 78 71 62 53 46 20 FT WIND..........NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 NW 16 NW 17 NW 16 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)........1600 3200 4800 5900 6600 6600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 18 NW 22 NW 25 NW 29 NW 30 NW 29 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP/GARTNER REQUESTED BY...ART HAMLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.WSGSG.01/CTP