FNUS71 KCTP 211258 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR C-04...PA AIR NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 858 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A STORM SYSTEM OVER EASTERN CANADA WILL DEEPEN TODAY AND KEEP A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION INTO AT LEAST LATE FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE AREA... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS OF ONLY 30 TO 35 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO CREATE AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD IN AREAS WITHOUT ANY SNOW COVER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7100-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............58 59 59 60 59 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 32 33 34 33 32 RH..................49 47 45 43 44 45 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 13 13 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......7.1 7.2 7.1 7.5 7.7 7.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 15 16 17 17 18 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 13 MPH LATE. 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 (%).............57 56 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 30 29 28 28 27 26 26 25 25 24 24 RH..................46 47 51 55 59 64 65 66 67 70 72 75 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......12 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......6.6 5.5 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.4 2.6 1.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....20 22 23 24 24 24 22 20 17 15 13 13 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 26 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 MIX HGT (FT)........2100 4900 5900 6000 5700 5600 TRANSPORT WIND......W 16 NW 25 NW 25 NW 23 NW 23 W 25 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DANGELO REQUESTED BY...JD LAMBRINOS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.C04__.02/CTP