FNUS71 KCTP 081450 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR S-390...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY/DCNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 950 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 EST ON JANUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... ...TEST TEST TEST... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO THE OFFSHORE MID ATLANTIC WATERS MAINTAINED WILL KEEP PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY ALONG WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... BUT FAIR AND SEASONABLY MILD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............18 24 26 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 39 41 40 RH..................67 59 56 58 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 W 7 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........700 1400 1500 900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 13 W 16 W 15 SW 9 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM MIX HGT (FT)........500 200 200 200 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 28 TO 36 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM MIX HGT (FT)........100 200 500 1300 1700 1300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 6 SW 9 SW 17 W 28 W 33 W 36 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 4 4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO CTP REQUESTED BY...GARTNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130108.S390_.01/CTP