FNUS71 KCTP 201340 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR ROTHROCK TRAINING...NOAA NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 940 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY AS STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN PLACE. PARTLY CLOUDY SKY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A BRIEF SNOW SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THIS PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER EASTERN CANADA SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9300-10500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 37 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............26 51 62 68 70 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC WEATHER TYPE........SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 34 38 41 40 RH..................61 50 41 36 37 20 FT WIND..........W 14 W 15 W 16 W 16 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3300 5000 8100 10200 10100 TRANSPORT WIND......W 31 W 30 W 33 W 36 W 35 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600-8500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 4500-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 28 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............70 68 60 57 55 64 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE SNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 33 30 27 25 24 RH..................43 52 57 64 68 70 20 FT WIND..........W 12 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........8500 5000 4600 5200 5700 5400 TRANSPORT WIND......W 28 W 13 NW 12 NW 15 NW 18 NW 18 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7800-8400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE. 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 (%).............64 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................22 22 26 30 32 34 RH..................72 69 57 47 41 37 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 8 W 12 W 14 W 15 W 17 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)........5500 6400 7400 8100 8200 8400 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 20 NW 20 NW 20 NW 20 NW 22 NW 26 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DANGELO REQUESTED BY...BILL GARTNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.ROTHR.01/CTP