FNUS71 KCTP 030047 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RX-311 COURSE...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 847 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON OCTOBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A WEAKENING FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............70 69 64 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ S CHC S CHC TEMP................75 78 77 RH..................75 69 70 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... MIX HGT (FT)........3200 3800 3700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 SW 6 SW 6 LAL.................1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............64 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............S CHC TEMP................75 70 68 67 66 66 RH..................75 87 85 83 80 83 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 3 SW 2 W 2 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3000 1700 700 300 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 3 W 6 NW 9 NW 8 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... 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 (%).............70 78 78 78 61 61 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 65 68 71 73 73 RH..................90 85 74 66 60 55 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 5 NW 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 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........3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN C JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121003.RX311.01/CTP