FNUS71 KCTP 162045 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPMAN ROAD FIRES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 345 PM EST FRI NOV 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1514 EST ON NOVEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FAIR AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 41 40 RH..................51 54 57 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.7 2.4 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 5 7 9 10 11 14 18 21 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 36 36 35 34 33 32 32 31 31 30 29 RH..................60 63 66 69 72 73 74 75 77 77 78 85 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1900-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 32 21 21 10 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................27 31 37 41 45 44 RH..................92 82 71 56 45 46 20 FT WIND..........E 1 E 2 E 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........100 600 1800 3300 3700 2700 TRANSPORT WIND......E 3 E 5 E 6 NE 3 NE 2 N 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...SARAH GARTHWAITE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121116.CHAPM.01/CTP